Watch the video above and talk about it with a friend or mentor.

Both traditional Christians and Mormons speak of Christ's atonement, but the word means different things to both groups.

Key Points:

  • What Is Atonement?
  • How Did Jesus Accomplish Atonement?
  • How Do We Receive the Benefits of Atonement?

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Talk About It
  1. Watch the video together or invite someone to summarize the topic.
  2. What is your initial reaction to this video? Do you disagree with any of it? What jumped out at you?
  3. How so you define “atonement”? What are some related words in the Bible?
  4. Outline some differences between Mormonism and biblical Christianity about how Jesus made atonement for us.
  5. According to the Bible how does a person receives the benefits of Jesus’ atonement? How does that compare to the Mormon view?
  6. What difference do these two views make to an individual who wants to be forgiven of sins and reconciled to God?
  7. Write a personal action step based on this conversation.

This is part of the Clarifying Salvation After Mormonism series.

This is part of the About Mormonism series.