Originally posted by ScottEmerson:
if God died for all men, then did he die for those he hated?
I reject the first part of your sentence.
Isaiah 53:11-12(NASB)
11 As a result of the anguish of His soul,
He will see it and be satisfied;
By His knowledge the Righteous One,
My Servant, will justify the
many,
As He will bear their iniquities.
12 Therefore, I will allot Him a portion with the great,
And He will divide the booty with the strong;
Because He poured out Himself to death,
And was numbered with the transgressors;
Yet He Himself bore the sin of
many,
And interceded for the transgressors.
Matthew 26:28(NASB)
28 for this is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for
many for forgiveness of sins.
Mark 10:45(NASB)
45 “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for
many.”
Mark 14:24(NASB)
24 And He said to them, “This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for
many.
John 10:11,15(NASB)
11 “I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd lays down His life for
the sheep.
15 even as the Father knows Me and I know the Father; and I lay down My life for
the sheep.
Acts 20:28(NASB)
28 “Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd
the church of God which He purchased with His own blood.
Ephesians 5:25(NASB)
25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up
for her,
The words "many", "sheep", "church" define and limit the word "all"
Ken
[ November 20, 2002, 06:54 PM: Message edited by: Ken Hamilton ]