Limited Atonement.

[Dave...]

Did Christ come and die to effectually save men or just make salvation possible?

Dave

 

[Who Me]

Jesus paid the price for All sins.

However not all men will humble themselves and accept his offer of salvation.

 

[Beetow]

Did Christ come and die to effectually save men or just make salvation possible?

Here's a question that not even God can answer.

● Heb 2:1-3 . .We must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we
drift away from it. For if the word spoken through angels proved unalterable, and
every transgression and disobedience received a just recompense, how shall we
escape if we neglect so great a salvation?

The Greek word translated "neglect" basically means to ignore, disregard, set aside,
to make light of, viz: assign a low priority.

I watched an interesting lecture on YouTube recently during which the speaker
asked, in so many words: What do a great number of folks in Hell have in common
other than their circumstances? The answer given was stupidity, and I think I have
to agree.

Jesus told a parable about some folks who were adequately catechized but let day
to day concerns distract them from taking action on the information they were
given. In other words they procrastinated; probably intending to getting around
some day to thinking about their afterlife prospects.

He told another parable wherein a number of folks invited to a wedding found a
variety of excuses not to attend. The host was wroth and banned the original
guests so that even if they changed their minds about attending, they would not be
allowed.

Well; I think the Bible is telling us that Heaven has little patience with things like
neglect, indifference, and procrastination. It says, in so many words: If you hear
the message, don't delay to respond because then is your time, that day is your
opportunity for salvation.

The message, it its basic form, is very simple.

● Heb 2:9 . .We see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the
suffering of death, that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.

● Isa 53:6 . . All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his
own way; and The Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.

The only thing those dummies in Hell had to do to avoid that awful place was RSVP
God with a simple prayer in their own words that goes like this:

"Lord, I know I'm a sinner. I would like to take advantage of your son's death."

Those sixteen words would've made a significant difference in their afterlife
situation but no, they let the opportunity to reconcile with God slip thru their
fingers.

● Heb 12:25-26 . . See to it that you do not refuse Him who speaks. If they did not
escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, how much less will we,
if we turn away from Him who warns us from heaven?
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[Bruce.Leiter]

Did Christ come and die to effectually save men or just make salvation possible?

Dave

Jesus' death and resurrection are sufficient for all humans to be saved but only efficient in the lives of believers.

 

[JLB]

Did Christ come and die to effectually save men or just make salvation possible?

Dave

Could you share a little about the title of this thread and what Limited Atonement means?