JOHN 10:7\u201321<\/b><\/p>\n
\u201c\u2026 I lay down My life for the sheep\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n
(John 10:15)<\/i>.<\/p>\n
The question \u201cFor whom did Christ die?\u201d has to do with God\u2019s purpose in the mission of Jesus Christ. It does not have to do with the nature<\/i> of Christ\u2019s work, which was a satisfaction for sin. It does not have to do with the value<\/i> of Christ\u2019s sacrifice, which everyone agrees is of infinite value. The dignity of Christ\u2019s sacrifice and the value of His work are infinite because no limit can be assigned to the Eternal Son of God. Christ would have suffered just as much had only one person been saved, and nothing more would have been necessary had every person who had ever lived been saved.<\/p>\n
The question therefore is \u201cWas His suffering merely to make salvation possible<\/i> for all men, or was His sacrifice designed to make the salvation of some people certain<\/i>\u2014in particular, those given to Him by the Father?\u201d The idea that Christ died only for the elect is odious to some. Despite how this doctrine might make us feel, is it scriptural? Let\u2019s consider some biblical concepts to find out.<\/p>\n
The limited design of Christ\u2019s atonement necessarily follows the biblical teaching of election, which teaches that God graciously chose some undeserving sinners to eternal life. Manifold verses in Scripture support this doctrine. Ephesians 5:25 and Acts 20:28 say He died for the church. He also died for His sheep (John 10:15), for His friends (15:13; Gal. 2:20), the children of God (John 11:52). Nowhere does the Scripture say that Christ died so that it might be possible<\/i> for all men to be saved.<\/p>\n
Christ, as the representative for God\u2019s elect, acted on their behalf. If He had been the representative for all mankind, all mankind would be saved because His work, being an act of God, could not fail. We learn this from Romans 5:12\u201321, which teaches that as all men died in Adam, all are made alive in Christ. If the second all<\/i> means the same as the first, then we must embrace universalism, which, of course, is unbiblical. Therefore, we are left with a limited atonement in which Christ died only for those He represents, and those He represents will certainly<\/i> have eternal life. As the sin of our representative Adam makes certain the death of all men, so the righteousness of Christ makes certain the salvation of all those He represents.<\/p>\n
CORAM DEO<\/b><\/p>\n
Ezekiel 17\u201319<\/p>\n
Hebrews 13<\/p>\n
The most commonly used Scripture to argue against a limited atonement is John 3:16\u201317. Read that passage. Does it say that everyone will be saved? Does it say that Christ died for everyone? Does the word \u201cworld\u201d necessarily mean every human being on the earth? Read all the verses in today\u2019s study and those below.<\/p>\n
For further study: John 10:27\u201329; 17:9, 20 \u2022 Rom. 5:6\u201311 \u2022 Eph 1:3\u201315<\/i><\/p>\n
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