The Compensating Power of Christ

How Christ's Atonement Rights the Wrongs of an Unfair World and Imperfect People

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The Atonement of Jesus Christ is discussed in a multitude of ways in scripture: it is a cleansing, sanctifying, and healing act of His selfless love. Among those descriptions is an expression that defines the Atonement in terms of its compensating power, or the ability of the Savior to right the wrongs of life—but how exactly does this happen? In a world in which grief, unfairness, and imperfection are hallmarks, Christ’s ability to make recompense is the key to bridging our hopes and our sorrows. In The Compensating Power of Christ, discover how the Lord compensates in your own life as Brigham Young University scholar Dr. B.J. Allen shares insights from his lifelong quest to understand and harness the Savior’s compensating power.

B.J. Allen was raised in Centerville, Utah, received a B.S. from Brigham Young University, and a Ph.D. from University of Texas-San Antonio. As a professor at BYU, he loves researching and teaching complex topics, which has helped him win numerous teaching and research awards. He uses this same love to write about gospel subjects, helping readers see how they can apply complex gospel topics into their day-to-day life. Using his experiences working with young adults, missionaries, and those he has served in various Church leadership responsibilities, B.J.’s writings focus on how we can find peace in our weaknesses, answers to our complex questions, and a closer relationship with Jesus Christ.

The Compensating Power of Christ delivers beautiful reminders and insights into the true nature of the Savior, what His sacrifice means to us personally, and how to feel that we are seen, loved, and understood. Reading the experiences and insights by author BJ Allen will bring comfort as we consider more deeply what makes up our personal relationships with the Savior, and how He is present in all aspects of our lives.
–Heather B. Moore, author of Women Who Believe: Messages of Joy from the Sermon on the Mount

We all get wounded as we journey through life. Whether from self-inflicted wounds, through other’s poor choices, offenses intended and not intended, misjudging, death, divorce, betrayal, or a thousand other ways. BJ Allen’s book The Compensating Power of Christ, brings to the reader great hope, comfort, and a deeper understanding of the incomprehensible power of our Savior and Redeemer to compensate and make right all the unfairness that comes from living in a fallen world. I believe anyone can benefit from this easy to read and well written book.
—Jack R. Christianson, Best Selling Author of Women of Light and Healing the Wounded soul

One of the most common questions people have regarding the atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ is how they can apply it more in their lives. This book thoroughly answers that question. B.J. Allen adeptly articulates why Jesus died to save and heal us from more than just our sins. The Savior’s atoning grace bridges the gap between gospel ideals and the heavy mortal realities we all experience. From sadness, stress, sickness, and death, to innocent suffering imposed upon us by others, The Compensating Power of Christ explains how the Savior’s atoning grace will one day make right all the unfairness in life.
—John Fossum, Bestselling author and host of Talk of Him

This book allows for a greater understanding of Christ's gift by taking the reader through a comprehensive yet clear overview of its compensating power. This power, a component of the Atonement of Jesus Christ that commonly goes unrecognized, comes to life through examples and powerful testimony, leaving the reader with an increased confidence in their ability to more fully access the power of Christ.
—John Bytheway, host of the Follow Him podcast