This article, written by Scott C. Woodward, explores the scriptural evidence of Christ experiencing not only sin, but also individual physical and emotional pain as part of his Atonement. This is termed by Woodward as the "Empathetic Atonement." Although Woodward acknowledges that there is significant support for the fact that Christ does understand us perfectly, his analysis forwards the claim that the scriptures do not provide support that this was acquired through the act of the Atonement.
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