Featured The True Gospel of Christ's Saving Death

Yes. And that doesn't disallow Him paying for the sins of many. Matthew 22:14, ". . . For many are called, but few are chosen. . . ." Chosen aka elect.

 

The word of God teaches no such thing.

 

2 Peter 2:1, ". . . But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. . . ."
Jude 1:4, ". . . For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ. . . ."
1 John 5:10, ". . . he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son. . . ."

 

I think that's because there is always a tendency to elevate theology to where it becomes a first tier gospel issue. Everyone who hears the gospel and comes to Christ will be saved. And they all must come with a childlike, trusting type of faith. No one will be saved who does not come like that. Now theologically, you may believe that such a person was predestined and his sins were atoned for before time began - but that is not the gospel. And since the gospel message is that if you come you will be saved - then I would be careful so emphasizing a system that gives the impression that there might be those who want to come - but can't, either because their sins were not atoned for or they are not of the elect. Calvinism does not necessarily do that. But I see things presented in such a way that this becomes a very common deduction. Maybe there's a reason for that.

 

@37818 once said in a post something to the effect that if a person doesn't know that Christ died for them then how could they reasonably be expected to come and receive Christ. I kind of blew him off, mainly because I read where Owen had said that you really didn't need to expect or presume anything when you come to Christ. But since then I have read other theologians who have said the same thing. Depending on exactly how the atonement works, it may well be of course impossible for people who Christ died for to end up in Hell but the problem is that if you can't tell people Christ died for them then you can't really tell them that "if you come to Him you will in no wise be cast out". Because that might not be true, just by following the logic. Now that would truly be a false doctrine.

 

An accusation without substance.

Do you deny ". . . But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. . . ." Or ". . . . For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ. . . ."

 

This fundamental truth is not being denied.

 

Again, this fundamental truth is not being denied.

 

2 Peter 2:1 δεσποτην refers to Christ per Jude 1:4 δεσποτην. And I understand this to be an essentual doctrine of Christ. 2 John 9, ". . . Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son. . . ."

 

Is the One who bought, the same One who sold?
δὲ σάρκικός εἰμι πεπραμένος ὑπὸ τὴν ἁμαρτίαν
Yet fleshly I sold under the sin
? Act of creation or evolution?
Is the One who reconciled the same as who gave a bill of divorce?

 

You make a number of claims but they based upon your misreading of scripture?

 

Did you forget this scripture or do you just ignore it as it does not fit your errant theology?
1Jn 2:2 And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the whole world.

 

If that were true then we would not have any disagreement would we. You are reading into the text what you need to find. Your deterministic god is misleading you.