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Old 05-22-2008, 01:35 AM   #9
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Originally Posted by jay santos View Post
These three passages combine to give me the following perspective on the atonement/plan of salvation:

--Christ came to the knowledge that man would be lost, since perfection was required for salvation and man would fall short of that.
--Christ formulated the plan that he would sacrifice and die for man
--Christ proposed his plan to the Father, pleading the case, and essentially causing mercy to overpower justice
--Father accepts Christ's plan


This is the same concept you outline in the passage from Luke.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought our doctrine is that it was the Father's plan and Christ fulfilled the role, rather than the other way around.
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