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    Limited atonement !

    Yes, He tasted death for everyone. Heb 2:9
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    Limited atonement !

    So you keep saying. However, that does not change what it says and means. And by the way, what it has meant since the Gospel was written and taught to the first century Church.
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    Limited atonement !

    You are correct, He was praying for His disciples in vs 9. He prayed for all others, the world in vs 24-26, context, context, context.
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    Limited atonement !

    You can continue to make rediculous assertions about contexts, and content, that makes no sense whatsoever. You twist, rewrite, make up new meanings of words that one cannot even find in a dictionary just to attempt to support your theory of limited atonement. The problem you don't even...
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    Limited atonement !

    What a complete misunderstanding of scripture. First by Brightfame52, then you who agrees with him. John 17 is Christs Pastoral Prayer. It is divided into 4 sections. Verses 1-5 is His prayer for Himself. Vs 6-19 He prays for His disciples. Vs 20-23 He prays for the Church. Lastly vs 24-26 He...
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    Limited atonement !

    Just as no person is chosen to believe, no person is chosen to be a reprobate. The word chosen as used here is God in His foreknowledge knew the heart of Judas. So, God chose Him for a specific purpose of service. He was used to fulfill an OT prophesy. Also, you claim he was not saved...
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    Limited atonement !

    Ok, thanks for the clarification.
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    Limited atonement !

    I need some clarifiction on your statement. It seems confusing to me. Are you saying atonement is either universal or limited, or are you describing who it is applicable to. For me, the atonement was universal, but also completed. Man does not participate in the atonement. He participates...
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    Limited atonement !

    There is no text in all of scripture that says God chooses who will believe. The Holy Spirit works upon all men. One of the works of the Holy Spirit is to call all men to repentance. II Pet 3:9, Rom 2:4ff, Mark 2:217. This would be moot if it was God who chose who would believe. Every single...
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    Limited atonement !

    God does not decide who to forgive., He forgives all those in faith who come to Him and seek forgiveness of their sin.
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    Limited atonement !

    You are advocating the Satisfaction Theory of Atonement. A theory that was first promulgated by a Roman Catholic Anselm in the 12 century. I, nor the Orthodox accept that theory, obviously, It has several serious theological problems.
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    Limited atonement !

    All over the Bible. You are confusing the atonement with the application or purpose of the atonement. Christ performed the atonement, not man. Man has nothing to do with the atonement. Whether one man only believed, or every single person believed does not limit the work of Christ in His...
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    Limited atonement !

    Correction accepted, He is regarded as the founder of most of their theology after the fall of Rome and especially after the split that has yet to be resolved.
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    Limited atonement !

    Scripture says it is true. The authority lies in the Body over which Christ rules and the Holy Spirit guides and protects. We don't have a Pope for that reason. The Councils are not the last word either. It is the membership of the Body which is led by the Holy Spirit, just as it was in...
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    Limited atonement !

    Which is why the Church, the Body of Christ, who is the Head and is guided by the Holy Spirit. The teachings of the Apostles have been guarded now for 2000 years. That is also what scripture says. He was good before he sinned, he was neither mortal nor immortal. He could attain either one...
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    Limited atonement !

    All Churches prior to the Reformation believe that Adam was created good. He surely was not evil as you state, nor was he created mortal. He became mortal as a consequence of the condemnation given in Gen 3:19. Only in several forms of Protestants do some denominations believe Adam was...
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    Limited atonement !

    One knock out blow after another. Who believes this stuff besides you? As I stated, it has never been understood by the Church from the beginning. He sure does. Adam sinned and the judgement upon him was physical death. But you don't believe that. It was that death that caused God's...
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    Limited atonement !

    So, how is it significant in your view? You don't need to align with Pelagianism, your theology is the same as his. Only Adam was good before he sinned. It has never been misunderstood. There has never been a false teaching arising within the Church over Gen 3:19. It not only disqualified...
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    Limited atonement !

    Wow! OK, that says a lot. I can now understand why you do not understand scripture regarding who Christ is. My question to you is who is Christ to you. Is the Incarnation significant in your view, if so, just how? I accept that. In your case the Bible teaches what you want to Bible to...
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    Limited atonement !

    Without the Incarnation there is no atonement. You are working from a mindset of ONLY looking at the purpose of the atonement, and not at the atonement itself. The Bible is quite clear that man through Christ's Incarnation saved the world from death. That was His primary work of atonement...