Limited Atonement
Is Judas Among the Elect?
In a defense of Calvinism, GotQuestions.org claims: “Since we know Scripture teaches many spend an eternity separated from God, it must be that their sins were not covered in the atonement. Either that or there are people in hell for whom Christ died, a scripturally insupportable conclusion.” (Emphasis mine) But if that were true, we [...]
The Universal Call of the Gospel Requires Universal Provision/Unlimited Atonement
Here is an excellent article from the Society of Evangelical Arminians on the extent of the Atonement: How can we preach the gospel to every creature (Mark 16:15) if Christ did not die for every creature? If the good news of the cross is only for some, then how can we preach it with sincerity to all? [...]
Quotable Quotes – Richard Baxter, If Christ Died For All, Why Are All Not Saved?
“It is… proved by the sufferings of his Son, that God takes no pleasure in the death of the wicked. Would he have ransomed them from death at so dear a rate? Would he have astonished angels and men by his condescension; would God have dwelt in the flesh, and come in the form of [...]
If Christ Died For Those Who Ultimately Perish, What Benefit Do They Receive From His Death?
Question: ‘If Christ died for those who ultimately perish, what benefit do they receive from His death?’ Answer: Quite simply, none. But such does not militate against the atonement at all, for the fact that those who ultimately perish do not receive any benefit is not because their (potential) salvation was not provided for by Christ’s death, [...]
Quotable Quotes – Shedd on God’s Desire for All to be Saved
“The following declaration is found in Confession xv. I, Larger Catechism, 159. ‘Repentance unto life is an evangelical grace, the doctrine whereof is to be preached in season and out of season by every minister of the gospel, as well as that of faith in Christ.’ This certainly teaches that faith and repentance are the [...]
