Episode 1: The Atoning Crucifixion (John Hilton III)

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🗓️ 1 February 2020

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

It’s not uncommon for Latter-day Saints to say that Christ atoned in the Garden of Gethsemane, but not on the cross. In this episode, Dr. John Hilton III explores why this typical answer doesn’t align with LDS scriptural teachings on the crucifixion, why it should, and why the cross can be a symbol of a living, and a loving Savior.

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0:00.0	I want to start with a question to every listener out there.
0:05.0	If you were asked, where did Christ atone for our sins?
0:10.0	What would you say that the atonement mostly took place?
0:17.0	My colleague John Hilton the third has interviewed a few hundred people asking them that question and listen to what he says.
0:30.0	So I've surveyed several hundred people, most of them students at Rigamian University,
0:35.2	although some from other populations, and when asked where did Christ atone for our sins,
0:40.6	more than 60% will write Ghesema only.
0:45.0	He asked another version of the question to almost a thousand people and listen to this explanation.
0:51.0	Where would you say the atonement mostly took place,
0:55.0	and students had to select between Calvary and Gassimony,
0:58.0	and 88% of students said in the Garden of Gasseminy,
1:02.0	and 12% said on the cross.
1:07.0	Today on why religion we are going to look at a study by John Hilton the third where he
1:11.2	explores the scriptural emphasis of the crucifixion of
1:14.8	Jesus Christ and why our typical church answers about the Savior's
1:19.3	atonement sometimes don't align with our own scriptural teachings about the atonement and why they should.
1:26.0	I'm your host Anthony Sweat and this is why religion.
1:37.0	Each year, religion professors at Brigham Young University produce hundreds of publications on subjects related to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
1:46.7	This podcast brings this research into one place to enlighten the everyday seeker of truth.
1:51.8	See learning even by study and also by faith.
1:56.0	Interviewing the author, we discuss why the study was done, why it matters, and why the professor
2:01.6	chooses to be both a scholar and a disciple.
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