Did Christ’s death and bloodshed atone for the sins of all men or for all the sins of some men? Did Christ die to make salvation possible or did He die to make salvation certain? The answers to these questions are not impossible to answer, nor are they void of divine clarity. The Holy Scriptures provide, without confusion, the information needed to clear these questions. Allow me to list a few references for your consideration. Why not get your Bibles and read along with me. These, along with many others clearly show that Christ’s atonement was particular. Isaiah 53:12 reads, “Therefore will I divide Him a portion with the great, and He shall divide the spoil with the strong; because He hath poured out His soul unto death: and He was numbered with the transgressors; and He bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.” John 10:11 reads, “I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth His life for the sheep.” John 10:26 reads, “But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you.” Ephesians 5:25 reads, “Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the Church, and gave Himself for it…” In the 16th and 17th centuries God raised up a mighty force of men (the Reformers and Puritans) to stand against the Arminian error and heresy; namely the doctrine of “universal atonement.” Of these men was the eminent Dr. John Owen, commonly called “The Prince of the Puritans.” From Dr. Owens’s works let me offer a very logical and reasonable argument. “The Father imposed His wrath due unto, and the Son underwent punishment for either: 1. All the sins of all men; 2. All the sins of some men, or; 3. Some of the sins of all men. In which case it may be said: (a) That if the last were true, all men have some sins to answer for, and so none are saved; (b) That if the second were true, then Christ, in their stead suffered for all the sins of all the elect in the whole world, and this is the truth. (c) But if the first were the case, why are not all men free from the punishment due unto their sins? You answer, because of unbelief. I ask, is this unbelief a sin or is it not? If He did, why must that hinder them more than their other sins for which He died? If he did not, He did not die for all their sins?” “Payment God cannot twice demand; First at my bleeding Savior’s hand, And then again at mine.”
NOTE: Dear Readers, After 26 years of this writing ministry through the Douglas County Neighbor we must terminate it and plan to divert the cost through another means. For those who are interested you will be able to find my articles on Calvary Face Book with the following link: www.facebook.com/calvary.baptist.church.ga/ Thank you for your interest through the years, I pray it was a benefit to you, Pastor Worthan
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