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Traditionally, the whole idea was that humanity had been taken hostage by Satan in the garden, and the devil needed to be paid ransom. But that fell out of favor, and in the 11th century, a monk named Anselm displaced the devil entirely and made the payment of Jesus� blood about a debt to God’s honor. But the passages in the Bible describe the payment given to a captor, to release a captive.� Blood sacrifice. Atonement. Redemption.
“I’m asking for the truth.� “Sometimes, ignorance is a happier choice.� “Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.�
