Sentence examples for Atone for sins from inspiring English sources

The sanctuary, in the main plaza of Atotonilco, is also a pilgrimage site for penitents, who self-flagellate to atone for sins.

One local man in his 40s told the Guardian he wanted to be a suicide bomber to atone for sins and secure a place in heaven.

Asking acquaintances and friends for forgiveness before Yom Kippur as a way to atone for sins committed against people is an age-old Jewish practice.

Communication Studies, 55, 68 87] proposed the rhetoric of atonement, a prescriptive typology of apologia designed to guide rhetors facing the need to atone for sins that cannot be denied, justified, or transcended.

Jesus was sent to us to embody a perfection unattainable for us; to atone for sins we are incapable of avoiding; and ultimately to fall, and rise, on our behalf -- and thereby absolve the worthy.

Then there's Jimmy Carter, trying to atone for sins he didn't commit in office by becoming a carpenter for the poor, and poor Bill Clinton who still has to prove to right-wing talk show nuts and their spokespersons in Congress that his wife didn't steal the White House silverware.

Yes, that is all you pay to atone for sin and earn a second chance in this life!

God sent Jesus to be tortured and murdered as the only way to atone for sin and deliver salvation.

Some faiths offer ways to atone for sinning.

Floats depicting the agonies of the Passion totter past, borne stoically by members of religious confraternities and accompanied by masked, hooded penitentes, atoning for sins many will repeat this very night.

The financial crisis may be behind Wall Street, but many financial firms are still atoning for sins that helped lead to the crisis.