tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7621990276129298576.post8704265063500258476..comments2023-06-02T06:04:35.211-06:00Comments on Heart for the Lost: Atonement is it LimitedAndyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15817382053501683260noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7621990276129298576.post-23855598321999498962009-02-05T11:10:00.000-07:002009-02-05T11:10:00.000-07:00Thank you Drew for stopping by.I am going to post ...Thank you Drew for stopping by.<BR/><BR/>I am going to post my response in the form of a link to an opposing view to mine. Please read it and read the comments section it address most of the issues in a gentle way.<BR/><BR/>http://blog.lifelinecommunity.com/Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15817382053501683260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7621990276129298576.post-27662426605564641792009-02-05T10:36:00.000-07:002009-02-05T10:36:00.000-07:00First I believe limited atonement is not biblical....First I believe limited atonement is not biblical. The Bible is very clear that Christ died for the sins of the whole world. See the verse here:<BR/>1 Timothy 4:9-10:<BR/>The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance. For to this end we toil and strive, because we have our hope set on the living God, who is the Savior of all people, especially of those who believe. (ESV)<BR/><BR/>There are two groups mentioned here. The first group being all people. The second group is the believers who are a smaller part of the group. Here we see that God is the Savior of all people. However it is up to the people not to reject God’s will for their life. Is it possible to reject God’s will? Absolutely, Luke 7:30 says that the Pharisees rejected God’s will for their lives. <BR/><BR/>Second, I believe like the reformist that it is impossible for man to reach out to God without God making Himself available to us and calling us. Take Peter’s sermon at Pentecost for example: Acts 2:37-41<BR/><BR/>37Now when they heard this they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "Brothers, what shall we do?" 38And Peter said to them, "Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39For the promise is for you and for your children and for all who are far off, everyone whom the Lord our God calls to himself." 40And with many other words he bore witness and continued to exhort them, saying, "Save yourselves from this crooked generation." 41So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls. (ESV)<BR/><BR/>Here we see the words “everyone whom the Lord our God calls to himself”. This indicates God’s sovereignty in calling those to Himself. But, look at Peter’s exhortation: "Save yourselves from this crooked generation." It was still the responsibility of the people to reject or believe in the gospel of Christ. It is grace through faith, faith through grace! They work hand in hand. <BR/><BR/>Whom does the Lord call then? Everyone. Col 1:21-23<BR/><BR/>21 And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, 22he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him, 23 if indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, became a minister.<BR/><BR/>The gospel has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven! Everyone is able to see God in the creation around him and they are without excuse (Romans 1:19-20).<BR/><BR/>Alas my lunch break is over. I can move on to predestination and God’s foreknowledge some other time if you are interested.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com