LIMITED ATONEMENT
By limited atonement, Calvin meant that Christ died only for the elect, for those He planned and ordained to go to Heaven: He did not die for those He planned and ordained to go to Hell. Again I say, such language is not in the Bible, and the doctrine wholly contradicts many, many, plain Scriptures.
For instance, the Bible says in 1 John 2:2
2 And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
The teaching of Calvinism on limited atonement contradicts the expressed statement of Scripture. 1 Tim. 2:5, 6 says, “The man Christ Jesus who gave Himself a ransom for all…..”
The Bible teaches that Jesus is the Saviour of the world. John 4:42
42 And said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world.
1 John 4:14
14 And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.
The Bible makes it plain that Jesus came to save the world: John 3:17
17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
No man will ever look at Jesus Christ and say, you didn’t want to be my Saviour. No! No! Jesus wants to be the Saviour of all men. As a matter of fact; Timothy says:
1 Tim 4:10
10 For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe.
The Bible teaches that Christ bore the sins of all people. Isa 53:6
6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.
There are two “alls” in the verse. The first “all” deals with the universal fact of sin. “All we like sheep have gone astray…” And the second “all” deals with the universal atonement – “….and the Lord has laid the iniquity of us all.” The “all” in the first part of Isaiah 53:6, covers the same crowd that the “all” in the last part covers.
Not only did He bear the sins of us all, but the Bible plainly teaches that He died for the whole world. 1 John 2:2
2 And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
If that isn’t plain enough, the Bible says, His death was for every man.
Heb 2:9
9 But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.
Nothing could be plainer than the fact that Jesus Christ died for every man. 1 Tim 2:5-6
5 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;
6 Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.
By limited atonement, Calvin meant that Christ died only for the elect, for those He planned and ordained to go to Heaven: He did not die for those He planned and ordained to go to Hell. Again I say, such language is not in the Bible, and the doctrine wholly contradicts many, many, plain Scriptures.
For instance, the Bible says in 1 John 2:2
2 And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
The teaching of Calvinism on limited atonement contradicts the expressed statement of Scripture. 1 Tim. 2:5, 6 says, “The man Christ Jesus who gave Himself a ransom for all…..”
The Bible teaches that Jesus is the Saviour of the world. John 4:42
42 And said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world.
1 John 4:14
14 And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.
The Bible makes it plain that Jesus came to save the world: John 3:17
17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
No man will ever look at Jesus Christ and say, you didn’t want to be my Saviour. No! No! Jesus wants to be the Saviour of all men. As a matter of fact; Timothy says:
1 Tim 4:10
10 For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe.
The Bible teaches that Christ bore the sins of all people. Isa 53:6
6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.
There are two “alls” in the verse. The first “all” deals with the universal fact of sin. “All we like sheep have gone astray…” And the second “all” deals with the universal atonement – “….and the Lord has laid the iniquity of us all.” The “all” in the first part of Isaiah 53:6, covers the same crowd that the “all” in the last part covers.
Not only did He bear the sins of us all, but the Bible plainly teaches that He died for the whole world. 1 John 2:2
2 And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
If that isn’t plain enough, the Bible says, His death was for every man.
Heb 2:9
9 But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.
Nothing could be plainer than the fact that Jesus Christ died for every man. 1 Tim 2:5-6
5 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;
6 Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.
Rom 8:32
32 He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?
Look at the statements – statement after statement; “that He by the grace of God should taste death for every man”; “who gave Himself a ransom for all”; “delivered Him up for all.”
John 3:16 has often been called “the heart of the Bible.” It has been called “the Bible in miniature.” “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on Him, should not perish but have everlasting life.” Jesus died for the whole world. He suffered Hell for every man that ever lived and who will ever live. No man will ever look out of Hell and say, “I wanted to be saved, but Jesus didn’t die for me.”
Some argue that if Jesus died for the whole world, the whole world would be saved. No! The death of Jesus Christ on the cross was sufficient for all, but it was efficient only for those who believe. The death of Jesus Christ on the cross made it possible for every man every where to be saved. But only those who believe that He died to pay their sin debt and who trusted Him completely for salvation will be saved.
Again I quote John 3:36
36 He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.
Everybody is potentially saved, but everybody is not actually saved until he recognizes that he is a sinner, believe that Christ died on the cross to pay his sin debt, and trust Him completely for salvation.
The atonement is not limited; it is as universal as sin. Rom 5:20
20 Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:
Isa 53:6
6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.
A famous English preacher spoke in an English town, then rushed to catch a train for London. A sinner who heard him preach felt that he must immediately settle the matter of salvation, so he followed the preacher on the train. Just as the train pulled into the station, he took hold of the preacher’s lapel and said, “I need to be saved! Tell me how!”
The preacher said, “I must catch the last train to London. Do you have a Bible?” Look at Isaiah 53:6 and it has it all.
Well he thought to himself, I can certainly go in at the first all. I have gone astray. I am a poor, lost sinner. Then he read the last part of the verse, “and the Lord had laid on Him the iniquity of us all.” He said to himself, “if I come out at the last all, I must believe that all my sins were laid on Christ, that He took my place and paid for my sins. And if I rely upon that, I will be saved. That’s what the preacher meant.
He then trusted Christ and was saved. He believed that he was a sinner, and that all his sins were laid on Christ.
32 He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?
Look at the statements – statement after statement; “that He by the grace of God should taste death for every man”; “who gave Himself a ransom for all”; “delivered Him up for all.”
John 3:16 has often been called “the heart of the Bible.” It has been called “the Bible in miniature.” “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on Him, should not perish but have everlasting life.” Jesus died for the whole world. He suffered Hell for every man that ever lived and who will ever live. No man will ever look out of Hell and say, “I wanted to be saved, but Jesus didn’t die for me.”
Some argue that if Jesus died for the whole world, the whole world would be saved. No! The death of Jesus Christ on the cross was sufficient for all, but it was efficient only for those who believe. The death of Jesus Christ on the cross made it possible for every man every where to be saved. But only those who believe that He died to pay their sin debt and who trusted Him completely for salvation will be saved.
Again I quote John 3:36
36 He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.
Everybody is potentially saved, but everybody is not actually saved until he recognizes that he is a sinner, believe that Christ died on the cross to pay his sin debt, and trust Him completely for salvation.
The atonement is not limited; it is as universal as sin. Rom 5:20
20 Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:
Isa 53:6
6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.
A famous English preacher spoke in an English town, then rushed to catch a train for London. A sinner who heard him preach felt that he must immediately settle the matter of salvation, so he followed the preacher on the train. Just as the train pulled into the station, he took hold of the preacher’s lapel and said, “I need to be saved! Tell me how!”
The preacher said, “I must catch the last train to London. Do you have a Bible?” Look at Isaiah 53:6 and it has it all.
Well he thought to himself, I can certainly go in at the first all. I have gone astray. I am a poor, lost sinner. Then he read the last part of the verse, “and the Lord had laid on Him the iniquity of us all.” He said to himself, “if I come out at the last all, I must believe that all my sins were laid on Christ, that He took my place and paid for my sins. And if I rely upon that, I will be saved. That’s what the preacher meant.
He then trusted Christ and was saved. He believed that he was a sinner, and that all his sins were laid on Christ.
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Amen . . that's a great teaching. Thank you for sharing.
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