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The broken law of God demanded the life of the sinner. In all the universe there was but one who could, in behalf of man, satisfy its claims. Since the divine law is as sacred as God Himself, only one equal with God could make atonement for its transgression. None but Christ could redeem fallen man from the curse of the law and bring him again into harmony with Heaven. Christ would take upon Himself the guilt and shame of sin—sin so offensive to a holy God that it must separate the Father and His Son. Christ would reach to the depths of misery to rescue the ruined race. PP 63.2

God was to be manifest in Christ, "reconciling the world unto Himself." 2 Corinthians 5:19. Man had become so degraded by sin that it was impossible for him, in himself, to come into harmony with Him whose nature is purity and goodness. But Christ, after having redeemed man from the condemnation of the law, could impart divine power to unite with human effort. Thus by repentance toward God and faith in Christ the fallen children of Adam might once more become "sons of God." 1 John 3:2. PP 64.1

The broken law of God demanded the life of the sinner. In all the universe there was but one who could, in behalf of man, satisfy its claims. Since the divine law is as sacred as God Himself, only one equal with God could make atonement for its transgression. None but Christ could redeem fallen man from the curse of the law and bring him again into harmony with Heaven. Christ would take upon Himself the guilt and shame of sin—sin so offensive to a holy God that it must separate the Father and His Son. Christ would reach to the depths of misery to rescue the ruined race. PP 63.2 God was to be manifest in Christ, "reconciling the world unto Himself." 2 Corinthians 5:19. Man had become so degraded by sin that it was impossible for him, in himself, to come into harmony with Him whose nature is purity and goodness. But Christ, after having redeemed man from the condemnation of the law, could impart divine power to unite with human effort. Thus by repentance toward God and faith in Christ the fallen children of Adam might once more become "sons of God." 1 John 3:2. PP 64.1

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We don't have to "pay" reparations. Jesus Christ did that for us, first by taking upon Himself the sins of the world at Gethsemane, and then giving His life at Calvary. He paid the "reparations" for our sins. To make this effective, we need to accept Christ as our personal Savior, and then make any necessary changes in our lives to reflect this. We do this first by kneeling in prayer, confessing to the Father that we are sinners, and that we claim the sacrifice of Jesus Christ as binding upon us.

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What do you mean "make this effective". His dying for us either saved us or didn't. Which is it?

If there's more on our end that we need to do, then his dying did nothing for us.

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Wrong. Faith justifies, but works sanctify. Faith without works is dead. The sacrifice of Jesus Christ saved us from the consequences of what the Catholics call "original sin".

The Atonement doesn't confer a licence to sin; it confers a licence to repent. So if you sin in the future, you repent of it by changing your behavior and making restitution to the person you sinned against, if possible. Otherwise, you risk losing your salvation.

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Sounds exactly like what Robin DiAngelo's book "White Fragility" claims: You're a racist because you're born white. The only way to atone for it is to kneel, pray, seek forgiveness, and give all of yourself to fighting against who you naturally are.

Just replace the word racist with sinner and omit the word white, and you have the bible.

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If Wesley throws Buttercup a rope while she's sinking in sand, is she saved?