What is Reconciliation?
[[File:Las lagrimas de san Pedro El Greco 1580.jpg|thumb|right|''St Peter in Penitence'' (1580) by [[El Greco]].]] In [[Christian theology]], '''reconciliation''' is the process of repairing one's [[relationship]] with [[God]]. This comes after [[atonement]]. It is a part of [[Salvation (Christianity)|salvation]]. Reconciliation is the end of the estrangement, caused by [[original sin]], between God and his people. [[John Calvin]] describes reconciliation as the peace between humanity and God that results from atoning for religious sin.<ref>[[John Calvin]], ''Institutes of the Christian Religion'' (II.16.2).</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Christian theology]] {{religion-stub}}