From last week’s post: It is dangerous exegesis (or “isogesis”) to just pull a verse out of a passage and build on it in isolation without realizing what the context is (ie. what the words around this passage are saying). In I Corinthians 7 when Paul (being unmarried) is speaking about marriage he says, “It is good […]
The Doctrine of Limited Atonement (5): Universal Benefit?
The Universal Benefit of the Cross There is a sense in which all men, believers and unbelievers, have a benefit in the death of Christ. This is quite different from the universalism of the Arminian. For the unbeliever this benefit is not a saving one, and is only temporal. It is not a benefit that […]
The Doctrine of Limited Atonement (4): Is It Just?
Is God’s Justice Violated If the Atonement Is Limited? I believe the motive for the Arminian here is to try to make God appear more just (an impossible mission!). While this may appear to be a noble gesture toward God and more palatable for man, since when does God need man to justify His actions? […]