“So cool has been the reception of the message [of the Atonement] that through the centuries, while heated controversy and debate have raged over evolution, atheism, the sacraments, the Trinity, authority, predestination, faith and works, and so on, there has been no argument or discussion at all about the meaning of the Atonement. Why were there no debates or pronouncements in the synods? People either do not care enough or do not know enough even to argue about it. For the doctrine of the Atonement is far too complicated to have the appeal of a world religion.” Hugh Nibley
Quote after quote, from the brethren and noted theologians point out how critical the Atonement is to the plan of salvation.
Hugh Nibley’s words strike at the heart of the problem with Christendom. The Atonement is at the very center, the very heart of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Tad R. Callister’s, currently a mission president in Boston, The Infinite Atonement provides deeper insight into the power, majesty and magnitude of the Atonement in our lives. Walking us through each step, he helps us to understand The Fall was necessary, the Atonement was necessary and the Restoration was necessary to the eternal salvation of our souls. He elaborates on the scope of the Atonement, for sin, for grief, for illness, for pain . . . the Atonement heals at every level for every son or daughter of Jesus Christ.
I urge each Latter-day saint to find this book, study the Atonement and understand what our religion is built around. The ultimate sacrifice made by our Savior, Jesus Christ – first in the garden of Gethsemane and then again on the cross, and finally when He broke the bands of death. This book is a must have in every religious library.