According to a view that has featured prominently in Western theology since early in the 2nd millennium, God's justice required an atonement for sin from humanity if human beings were to be restored to their place in creation and saved from damnation.
Menurut pandangan yang telah mendominasi teologi Barat semenjak awal milenium ke-2, keadilan Tuhan memerlukan penebusan dosa dari umat manusia apabila umat manusia akan dikembalikan ke kedudukannya dalam proses penciptaan dan diselamatkan dari hukuman yang mengerikan.