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The atonement was completed before John 19:28, . . . Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, . . .
It was finished when Christ said it was. He was not lying.
No. The word translated "were [now] accomplished" and "It is finished." Are that same word in a completed tense.It was finished when Christ said it was. He was not lying.
No. Both can not Biblically true. Only one can be true.It was finished in eternity past before time began which was predestined to take place in our time bound reality. Both are true.
Not at the foundation of the world, from.Revelation 13:8, . . . the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
You are not addressing the subject of this thread.Christ saved us from our sins and saved us from eternal separation. Came not to judge us but to save us from an eternal separation. John 3:16-17!
No. Both can not Biblically true. Only one can be true.
Not at the foundation of the world, from.
Yup. ESV follows the error of RSV in that passage. Which the NRSV corrects to "from."Revelation 13:8 (ESV) - and all who dwell on earth will worship it, everyone whose name has not been written before the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who was slain.
It was finished in eternity past before time began which was predestined to take place in our time bound reality. Both are true.
You fail to understand the subject of this thread.Recovering the Primitive Baptist doctrine of ‘Justification From Eternity’ in a non-particularistic framework – Mercy Upon All
"The debate about the time of justification is far from just being a matter of speculation. It is relevant for practical theology, as it raises questions for mission and evangelism: Is preaching imperative for saving people or is it rather the joyful revelation of something which is already true about our existence?
Quite a few Baptists before the 19th century defended a peculiar understanding of justification often known as ‘justification from eternity’. This doctrine played a central role for English Particular Baptists such as Samuel Richardson and John Gill, who held a radical monergism, where the elect are efficiently justified by the work of God even before coming to faith...."