The Bible led me to Islam - PDF - English - Islamicbook.ws

THECRUCWIXIONANDATONEMENT
A very significant pillar in the Christian doctrine
is the crucifixion for the atonement of sins. This
pillar of Christianity and its association to a manmade
doctrine is clearly explained in the following
excerpt from the book Salvation Through
Repentance by Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips, pages
15-17 :
Atonement in the Old Testament was an annual ceremony
designed to cleanse the temple, priesthood, and people of
their sins while renewing their special relationship with
God. The ritual included fasting and sacrifice. The
ceremony continues to be observed within Judaism,
stressing confession and repentance of sins on Yom Kippur,
a day set aside as the holiest day ofthe year.
In order to justifY the heretical belief in the incarnation of
God as Jesus Christ and his apparent death on the cross,
Paul in his letters to the Galatians and Romans argued that
atonement by law required complete obedience for which
man was incapable. He proposed, instead, that Christ's
death had a redeeming power, providing atonement for
sinners who believed in him.