Gospel Principles
Unit 4: Jesus Christ as Our Savior
Chapter 12: The Atonement
Concept 2: Christ Was the Only One Who Could Atone for Our Sins

"There are several reasons why Jesus Christ was the only person who could be our Savior.  One reason is that Heavenly Father chose him to be the Savior.  He was the Only Begotten Son of God and thus had power over death.  Jesus explained "I lay down my life, that I might take it again.  No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself.  I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again." (John 10:17-18).

Jesus also qualified to be our Savor because he is the only person who has ever lived on the earth who did not sin.  This made him a worthy sacrifice to pay for the sins of others.

What are the reasons that Jesus was the only one who could atone for our sins?"


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Moroni 10:4-5
  "4 And when ye shall receive these things, I would exhort you that ye would ask God, the Eternal Father, in the name of Christ, if these things are not true and if ye shall ask with a sincere heart, with real intent, having faith in Christ, he will manifest the truth of it unto you, by the power of the Holy Ghost.
  5 And by the power of the Holy Ghost ye may know the truth of all things."

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