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b'The atonement is the crucial point of the Christian faith. The importance of the cross is reflected in part by the attention given by Scripture to Christ\'s death. Matthew devoted a full third of his gospel to the final week of Christ\'s life. Similarly, Mark allotted 37 percent, Luke 25 percent and John an amazing 42 percent. Leon Morris wrote that "The atonement is the crucial doctrine of the faith. Unless we are right here it matters little, or so it seems to me, what we are like elsewhere." How can this sin be forgiven? Job posed the questions thousands of years ago, asking, "How can a mortal be righteous before God?" (Job 9:2). The answer is found in the nature of God the Father and in the significance of Christ\'s life and death.'