I know you don't like the theology of Christ dying for ALL sinners, but as has already been pointed out to you in this thread, that's exactly what 1 John 2:2 (ESV) teaches: 'He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world'.
There are other emphases that point to God freeing the will so that it is open to receiving Christ.
That God has freed the will is inferred from the number of exhortations in Scripture to:
It would be impossible to turn to God, repent or believe if God had not in some way made it possible for such to happen for rebel sinners. He does this by sending grace beforehand. Titus 2:11 (ESV) teaches this, 'For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people'.
The only way I've seen Calvinists squirm out of verses such as 1 John 2:2 (ESV) and Titus 2:11 (ESV) is to redefine 'world' to mean some people groups of the world or the world of the elect. However, we can't do that in either of these 2 verses that make it clear that they refer to the 'sins of the
whole world' (1 John 2:2 ESV) and the grace of God has appeared 'bring salvation to
all people' (Titus 2:11). This latter verse makes it clear it is 'to all people' and NOT 'to all elect people'.
There is no problem with the grace of God bringing salvation to all people and not all people being saved (universalism) when one understands that God has freed the human will to respond. How do we know? I've demonstrated that above with the exhortations:
- turn to God;
- repent, and
- believe.
None of these exhortations would have meaning if they meant,
- turn to God and by that God means, I decree you to turn to God and you are forced to make that decision.
- repent, but God predestines that repentance and it is irresistible;
- believe, and you have no choice in the matter. You are unconditionally drawn to Christ.
What kind of God would force people to turn to Him, force them to repent, and force them to believe?
Oz