Jewish views on sin also call Him who knows all secrets to witness that he will never return to this sin again. Atonement for sins is discussed in the Hebrew Bible, known to Christians as the Old Testament. Rituals for atonement occurred in the Temple in Jerusalem, and were performed by the "Kohanim", the Israelite priests. These services included song, prayer, offerings and animal sacrifices known as the "korbanot". The rites for Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, are prescribed in the book of Leviticus chapter 16. The ritual of the scapegoat, sent into the wilderness to be claimed by Azazel, was one of
Unlimited atonement all human beings? Those who take this view read scriptures such as ; ; ; ; to say that the Bible teaches "unlimited" atonement. In response to the Remonstrants' Five articles of Remonstrance, the Synod of Dort published the Canons of Dort which included limited atonement. One of the stronger, more vocal proponents of Unlimited atonement was John Wesley. Jonathan Edwards also advocated unlimited atonement. George Whitefield opposed the view. It should also be noted that the namesake of the Calvinist systematic theological viewpoint, John Calvin, seemingly expressed an unlimited atonement position in several passages from his published Commentaries. The