The Atonement: What did it REALLY Accomplish?

[Curtis]

You way off and wont listen to wisdom

You have no ears to hear.

The Holy Spirit can be resisted - there’s no such thing as irresistible grace.

Most of the elect nation of Israel resisted the Holy Spirit and so killed their own Messiah sent to them, per Acts 7:51-52 so unconditional Election does not exist - confirmed by Peter who wrote that we have to MAKE our election SURE, to enter heaven - it’s not unconditional:

2Pe 1:10 Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to MAKE your calling and ELECTION sure: for IF ye do these things, ye shall never fall:

2Pe 1:11 For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

Calvinism is wrong about how faith comes: faith comes by hearing the word of God Romans 10:17

Calvinism is wrong about faith and grace - faith is not a response to grace, because scripture is clear that faith is how we access grace - therefore faith precedes grace, instead of grace preceding faith:

Rom 5:2 By whom also we have access BY faith INTO this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

Calvinism is forced to put grace before faith, which is provable error.

To review:

1. Irresistible grace does not exist: Acts 7:51-52

2. Unconditional Election does not exist: 2Peter 1:10.

3. Faith precedes grace: Romans 5:2

 

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His Death / Blood actually Redeems !

That Christ by His death, the ransom paid, actually redeems from Satan the strong man is set forth here Jer 31:11

11 For the LORD hath redeemed Jacob, and ransomed him from the hand of him that was stronger than he.

Does not that text remind us of what Jesus said here Matt 12:28-29

28 but if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you.

29 Or else how can one enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his house.

And let it be noted who it is God ransoms and redeems " Jacob " the Chosen of God , Israel, the seed of Abraham.

Also lets look at Hos 13:14

14 I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy plagues; O grave, I will be thy destruction: repentance shall be hid from mine eyes.

The redemption Christ effects will deliver from the power of the Grave, which will be more evident at the Second Coming see Jn 5:28-29, but it also delivers from death, which is to include Spiritual death, because it delivers out from the one who had the power of death Heb 2:14

Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;

He delivers by His redeeming blood, those He died for from being dead in sin Eph 2:5

5 Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened[delivered] us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved )

All for whom Christ died and redeemed, must be quickened out of spiritual death and given life, spiritual life. So redemption secures for God's people regeneration, or Justification unto Life !

Rom 5:18

18 Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life.

Life here is that quickening we receive in Eph 2: 5

So redemption is the payment of a ransom and the liberation of the ransomed, the giving of life from the dead, a quickening out of trespasses and sins. It must be added that its limited to the elect of God, His Chosen, His Israel, His Jacob out of mankind Lk 1:68

68 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people,

He redeems His Chosen, Those Chosen in their Kinsmen Redeemer, Christ Jesus before the world began !

So Redemption gives Life from the dead..

 

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You have no ears to hear.

The Holy Spirit can be resisted - there’s no such thing as irresistible grace.

Most of the elect nation of Israel resisted the Holy Spirit and so killed their own Messiah sent to them, per Acts 7:51-52 so unconditional Election does not exist - confirmed by Peter who wrote that we have to MAKE our election SURE, to enter heaven - it’s not unconditional:

2Pe 1:10 Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to MAKE your calling and ELECTION sure: for IF ye do these things, ye shall never fall:

2Pe 1:11 For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

Calvinism is wrong about how faith comes: faith comes by hearing the word of God Romans 10:17

Calvinism is wrong about faith and grace - faith is not a response to grace, because scripture is clear that faith is how we access grace - therefore faith precedes grace, instead of grace preceding faith:

Rom 5:2 By whom also we have access BY faith INTO this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

Calvinism is forced to put grace before faith, which is provable error.

To review:

1. Irresistible grace does not exist: Acts 7:51-52

2. Unconditional Election does not exist: 2Peter 1:10.

3. Faith precedes grace: Romans 5:2

You dont understand what Christs death accomplished, you in the dark !

 

[Curtis]

Rom 5:18

18 Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life.

All men, not some men, are under judgment of sin because of Adam, and all men, not some, have the free gift available to them, brought us by the last Adam, Jesus.

Thus all men, not just some, have the potential to receive the free gift via hearing the word, which gives faith to those who hear, Romans 10:17, and can be saved if they don’t resist the Holy Spirit drawing them, Acts 7: 51 -52, as Jesus’ own people, who He came for did, John 1:11.

The passage clearly says that just as one man brought condemnation to all, one man, Jesus, brought the gift of salvation to all.

All means all regarding what Adam brought to man, and all means all, regarding the gift Jesus brought.

The gospel is for WHOSOEVER WILL.

Joh 3:14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:

Joh 3:15 That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

Joh 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Joh 4:14 But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.

Rev 22:17 And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.

Note that John 14:4 above, defines what the water of life is that WHOSOEVER WILL may drink in Revelation 22:17 (Jesus).

Rom 10:13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

Calvinism distorts the meaning of election and predestination.

 

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You dont understand what Christs death accomplished, you in the dark !

It is you who fails to understand that Jesus’ death IS THE PROPITIATION (atonement) OF SIN FOR THE WHOLE WORLD, so that WHOSOEVER BELIEVES IN HIM shall have everlasting life.

1Jn 2:2 And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.

Joh 3:15 That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

The free gift is available to all who hear the gospel and get faith Romans 10:17, but can resist the Holy Spirit drawing them Acts 7:51-52, as Jesus’OWN that He came for did, John 1:11.

 

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All men, not some men, are under judgment of sin because of Adam, and all men, not some, have the free gift available to them, brought us by the last Adam, Jesus.

Thus all men, not just some, have the potential to receive the free gift via hearing the word, which gives faith to those who hear, Romans 10:17, and can be saved if they don’t resist the Holy Spirit drawing them, Acts 7: 51 -52, as Jesus’ own people, who He came for did, John 1:11.

The passage clearly says that just as one man brought condemnation to all, one man, Jesus, brought the gift of salvation to all.

All means all regarding what Adam brought to man, and all means all, regarding the gift Jesus brought.

The gospel is for WHOSOEVER WILL.

Joh 3:14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:

Joh 3:15 That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

Joh 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Joh 4:14 But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.

Rev 22:17 And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.

Note that John 14:4 above, defines what the water of life is that WHOSOEVER WILL may drink in Revelation 22:17 (Jesus).

Rom 10:13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

Calvinism distorts the meaning of election and predestination.

Available in Rom 5:18 ? Thats false !

 

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It is you who fails to understand that Jesus’ death IS THE PROPITIATION (atonement) OF SIN FOR THE WHOLE WORLD, so that WHOSOEVER BELIEVES IN HIM shall have everlasting life.

1Jn 2:2 And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.

Joh 3:15 That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

The free gift is available to all who hear the gospel and get faith Romans 10:17, but can resist the Holy Spirit drawing them Acts 7:51-52, as Jesus’OWN that He came for did, John 1:11.

You still seem to be in the dark. Nothing in the scripture about being available !

 

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More on Redemption !

In no stretch of the imagination are those going to hell the objects of Christ redeeming death and blood, for hell is like going into a prison 1 Pet 3:19

By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison;.

The Redemption that Christ has effected by His Blood for all that He gave Himself a ransom for, He delivered them from the guilt and penalty [legally] of their sins which is called remission of sins Matt 26:28 which is also their Justification before God, for how can anyone whom God cannot lay a charge on not be Justified Rom 8:33-34

33 Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth.

34 Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.

This is also set forth in this scripture Rom 3:24

24 Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:

This automatically concludes that all for whom Christ shed His blood are Justified before God based upon the redemption that is in His blood..

Not a charge of law breaking or its curse will come against them because of Christ redemption Gal 3:13

13 Christ hath redeemed us [Believers/Chosen] from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:

He also delivers by His redemption from the power of sin, that those Christ died for can serve Him Lk 1:74-75

74 That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear,

75 In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.

He redeems us by His blood from a vain manner of life, socially and religiously 1 Pet 1:18-19

18 Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;

19 But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:

And finally there is an aspect of redemption that is about to come and be applied to the blood redeemed, to be redeemed from this place of sin, yes that's a deliverance Dan 12:1

1 And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.

This will be associated with our glorification, Jesus says of it in Lk 21:28

28And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption deliverance draweth nigh.3

 

[Curtis]

You still seem to be in the dark. Nothing in the scripture about being available !

I explained how it works - it’s not hard to understand.

 

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I explained how it works - it’s not hard to understand.

Your explanation doesnt change nothing, just reinforces.

 

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The death of Christ not only accomplishes and secures unto the elect their objective standing before God such as [ Justified, reconciled] by His blood, but He also secured our personal sanctification or conversion. Jesus said I sanctify myself [speaking of His High Priestly death] that they [ all for whom He died] may be sanctified Jn 17:19

19 And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that [in order that] they also might be sanctified through the truth.

Hence the cross of Christ enables all those He died for to Love and serve Him in newness of Life, beginning in this life and will serve him forever, thus eternal redemption Heb 9:12 !

Lets look at some scriptures that bring this point out ! 2 Cor 5:15

15 And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again.

The all He died for here, was in order that they should live [spiritually] and henceforth live for Him.. This is also what is meant in Lk 1:71-75

71 That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us;

72 To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant;

73 The oath which he sware to our father Abraham,

74 That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear,

75 In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.

Now as an effect of Christ Death, for all He died, the power of sin is broken [an enemy] in ones Life, setting free the person into a newness of Life, by the Spirit regenerating them and renewing them Titus 3:5

 

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Effects Personal sanctification and good works !

So the death of Christ was for the purpose of effecting for all Christ died their personal sanctification as stated here Eph 5:25-27

25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;

26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,

27 That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.

The word that is the greek word hina:

that, in order that, so that, to the end that


So vs 26 can read

26 in order that he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,

Its stating a Divine Purpose..

So Christ giving His Life for His Church had meaning and purpose. God had chosen the Church in Him Eph 1:4 to be Holy, and so His death accomplishes that.

It [His death] effects a life of Good works Titus 2:14


14 Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

Notice the same purpose word is used hina who gave Himself for us to the end that He might redeem us from all iniquity and purify unto Himself a peculiar people zealous of good works. It makes His People zealous of good works.

The greek word is:

zēlōtēs:

) one burning with zeal, a zealot

2) used of God as jealous of any rival and sternly vindicating his control

3) most eagerly desirous of, zealous for, a thing

a) to acquire a thing, (zealous of)

b) to defend and uphold a thing, vehemently contending for a thing

He causes His People to defend and earnestly contend for the Faith Jude 1:3

3 Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly[zealously] contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints. 3

 

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It effects a Life unto Serving God !

Its a shame how many so called preachers of the Gospel, the Cross of Christ, are so in the dark as to what His Death or Cross Work accomplished for all those He died for. Many don't believe that His death accomplished more than a chance to get saved, depending on the sinners response. However the True accomplishment of His death, produces effects and results unto all them He died for, He redeemed by His blood ransom.

His death takes a worthless, and dead and vain life, religious or otherwise and converts it into a Life that serves the True and Living God.

Heb 9:14

14 How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

You see that ? This accomplishment is solely by the Blood Of Christ !

The word purge here is the same greek word for purify in Titus 2:14

14Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

These are effects of the blood of Christ, of Christ having offered or gave of Himself.

 

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More on Redemption ! Secures unto us our regeneration

Titus 2:14

14 Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

When Jesus told Nicodemus that ye must be born again, of course He was not commanding him to be born again, for that would be like telling him he must enter back into his mothers womb, but Jesus was stating to him a condition for being able to enter into the Kingdom of God, and I know many would agree with this conclusion.

However there is another reason why one must be born again, if indeed Jesus died for their sins, and that is so they may have a new life in order to now serve God pleasingly in Spirit and in Truth, for they now must serve Him in the newness of life. Rom 6:4

Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.

The word for newness is the greek word kainotēs:

newness

a) in the new state of life in which the Holy Spirit places us so as to produce a new state which is eternal life.

Thats right, God's Justice provides for and demands a Newness of Life to serve Him. All for whom Christ died and redeemed must be made alive, because Christ has died the death that they have deserved and has merited for them the Full Blessing of Eternal Life. Rom 6:23

23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Lets look at Rom 5:18

18Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life. As a end result of the redemption we have in Christ, notice the b section of the verse :

"even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men[without distinction] unto justification of life."

Now Legal, forensic Justification as important as it is, it was not God's only objective for Christ's redeeming death. His death was also purposed to give Life, and this Life comes through the Spirit. Its by His Gift of the Holy Spirit, unto all for whom Christ died and redeemed, we receive Justification unto Life ! based solely upon one act of righteousness or as it states in vs 19, His one act of obedience: Justification unto life by the Spirit is also what Paul refers to in 1 Cor 6:11

11 And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.

Justification unto or into life by the Spirit. This must be because the old life has been crucified with the Lord Jesus Christ, all of its sins , past, present and future have been blotted out once and for all, so now we must be born again to serve in the Newness of Life, Gods Justice demands it for Christ sake.

 

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How do those That Christ died for receive the Atonement ?

Rom 5:11

11 And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement.


The word atonement here is the greek word :

katallagē:


) exchange

a) of the business of money changers, exchanging equivalent values

2) adjustment of a difference, reconciliation, restoration to favour

a) in the NT of the restoration of the favour of God to sinners that repent and put their trust in the expiatory death of Christ

The word is used here also:

Rom 11:15

15 For if the casting away of them be the reconciling of the world, what shall the receiving of them be, but life from the dead?

2 Cor 5:18-19

18 And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;

19 To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.

So what is Paul saying in the text of Rom 5:11 ?

He is saying that we, all those Christ died for, receive the benefit of the atonement by or through Jesus Christ, that is , He ensures that its benefits are received by those He died for. He ensures that by the Holy Spirit, whom He sends, applies those benefits to those He died for, thats another role of His as Mediator. The Holy Spirit because of Christ reveals to each child of mercy that they had a covenant interest in Christ blood: Jn 16:14-15

14 He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you.

15 All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew it unto you.

Initially that applied to His disciple's, but it also applies to His Church, His body. And through this effectual application they or we become Justified in our own consciousness by Faith, hence by this we receive the atonement, the comfort of it, and the peace of it.

 

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More on Redemption ! Secures unto us our regeneration

Justification unto or into life by the Spirit. This must be because the old life has been crucified with the Lord Jesus Christ, all of its sins , past, present and future have been blotted out once and for all, so now we must be born again to serve in the Newness of Life, Gods Justice demands it for Christ sake.

So Legal Justification by the blood of Christ, and forgiveness of all sins because of the blood of Christ, this demands that all Christ died for be made New Creatures. This is so because the end or purpose of being redeemed was for:

1. To redeem us [All Christ died for, His Church] from all lawlessness or iniquity Titus 2:14

2a. To Purify to Himself a particular People as His very unique possession [ This speaks to the Truth of particular redemption] Titus 2:14

2b. To create a people zealous of good works which He had been before ordained see Eph 2:10

10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

And these specific purposes and ends for redemption is effected by our regeneration, being born of the Spirit into His Kingdom. So redemption secures for us a New Creation, in order to live in the newness of Life and to perform the God ordained Spiritual Works He has prepared for us to walk in them.

 

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Christ death effects subjective reconciliation also !

2 Cor 5:18-21

18 And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;

19 To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.

20 Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God.

21For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

In vs 20, Paul is giving [ In Christ stead or behalf] as though Christ was speaking Himself, a imperative or a command, to who , those already reconciled to God objectively vs 18, it is now time for them to be ye reconciled subjectively by the word of reconciliation, which is the Gospel.

You see, The reconciliation in the death of Christ did more than Just give objective standing of favor with God, more than just legal standing of no condemnation, but it also ensured or effects our subjective reconciliation unto God, that is we will be saved experimentally as well.

This blessed Truth is again stated by the Apostle here Rom 5:10

10 For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.

Being saved here is what answers to or corresponds with the "be ye reconciled" in vs 20 of 2 Cor 5:20

In the greek,"be ye reconciled" is a aorist passive imperative, so the subjects are being acted upon, they are actually being reconciled by decree of imperative. They are being saved from the power of sin, and being brought to God subjectively 1 Pet 2:25

25 For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned or being converted unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.

The word for returned here is the greek word epistrepho:

to turn to

to the worship of the true God

to cause to return, to bring back

to the love and obedience of God

to the love for the children

to love wisdom and righteousness

Also peter uses it in the passive voice, they are being acted upon, being caused to return to the Bishop of their souls.

Thats the subjective reconciliation that's effected in the Death of Christ for all He died for .His death actually brings us to God into fellowship with Him

 

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10 For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son,

Notice that your verse says..

1.) when we were enemies.""

So, that is the state of UNBELIEF....., as an enemy of God, is a belief system, that produces a lifestyle.

To be an unbeliever, is to be an enemy of God, and an enemy of the Cross.
This is how God views UNBELIEF.
And the worst type of unbelief, is not found in an unbeliever. Its found in a Christian who has no faith in Christ, after God has saved them, and they now are trying to get to heaven based on SELF EFFORT.
This is Legalism, and its a belief system that a Christian can have, that makes them an enemy of the Cross.
Paul defines this person as "fallen from Grace" and "bewitched" and "in the FLESH".
You dont want to be that one, reader.
How do you know if you are? You will believe that you can lose your salvation.
And what does that prove? It proves that you do NOT TRUST IN CHRIST ALONE = to get you to heaven., and that belief is against the Cross of Christ.
Dont be that one.

Next, Brightframe, look at the 2nd part of the verse.

ITs says..>"we WERE reconciled to God"..
That means its DONE....
And this is the part of Salvation that the Legalist cannot BELIEVE, as they are trying to do, what that verse says, has already happened.
The Legalist, the deceived, the self saver, is trying to keep themselves reconciled to God, based on confessing sin and doing penance, and all this SELF EFFORT, like trying to keep the law and commandments, when the fact is, if you are born again, you are AREADY RECONCILED to God.
HE DID IT FOR YOU.
This is SALVATION !!
You are not to try to do it......as when you do this, your faith is NOT IN CHRIST, its in your SELF EFFORT., and that brings you to the place of being in contradiction against God's Grace.

Here is how this type of deceived believer will sound..

"Yes i know that Christ saved me, but now here is what i have to do, do, do, do, and make sure i dont do, so that i, i, i, me , me me, = trying to save myself".

That is Legalism, pretending to be a christian.

 

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Notice that your verse says..

1.) when we were enemies.""

So, that is the state of UNBELIEF....., as an enemy of God, is a belief system, that produces a lifestyle.

Yes when they were enemies/unbelievers

To be an unbeliever, is to be an enemy of God, and an enemy of the Cross.
This is how God views UNBELIEF.

Yes absolutely

Yet those Christ died for are reconciled to God while being unbelievers, thats an accomplishment of the atoning death of Christ, which could not have been for everyone.

 

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Yet those Christ died for are reconciled to God while being unbelievers, thats an accomplishment of the atoning death of Christ, which could not have been for everyone.

The Cross of Christ, is not universal salvation, already applied.
So......I think you mean to say that God gave Christ to everyone, but not everyone will come to Christ.
So, the OFFER of the Cross of Christ is to ALL........but not everyone will come.