Yes Christs atonement was sufficient to save the whole world, but only the elect of God choose to believe because they have the gift of faith which enables them to believe the Gospel when they hear it.
God didn't give that gift to everyone, all of those who don't have the gift of faith will go to the grave rejecting the Gospel so they are lost and it's impossible to convince one of them to believe the Gospel.
Only those who God preordained and elected will believe, the rest will never. There were many of these (unbelievers) or reprobate who saw Jesus perform miracles and they heard Him preaching and they witnessed Him return for the dead and they still didn't believe, because they were not the elect of God.
My family is Roman Catholic, I have been sharing the Gospel with them and pleading with them to repent and give their lives to Christ but they all reject the Gospel and they refuse to accept Christ as the Lord of their lives. They "believe in Jesus" just as the Demons do, but they don't tremble.
The Catholic Jesus allows everyone to live their lives the way they see fit, as long as they try to be good and confess their sins when they become a burden. He doesn't demand much from those who believe in Him, He only asks them to try their best and that will be enough to make your stay in purgatory short.
The Bible tells us that we can never convince the reprobate to accept the Gospel, only Gods elect will.
God didn't give that gift to everyone, all of those who don't have the gift of faith will go to the grave rejecting the Gospel so they are lost and it's impossible to convince one of them to believe the Gospel.
Only those who God preordained and elected will believe, the rest will never. There were many of these (unbelievers) or reprobate who saw Jesus perform miracles and they heard Him preaching and they witnessed Him return for the dead and they still didn't believe, because they were not the elect of God.
My family is Roman Catholic, I have been sharing the Gospel with them and pleading with them to repent and give their lives to Christ but they all reject the Gospel and they refuse to accept Christ as the Lord of their lives. They "believe in Jesus" just as the Demons do, but they don't tremble.
The Catholic Jesus allows everyone to live their lives the way they see fit, as long as they try to be good and confess their sins when they become a burden. He doesn't demand much from those who believe in Him, He only asks them to try their best and that will be enough to make your stay in purgatory short.
The Bible tells us that we can never convince the reprobate to accept the Gospel, only Gods elect will.
In this instance, can we say that ...the non elect of G-d.... are those who's heart has hardened and they reject Christ and the opportunity for eternal salvation?
While I am aware of related writings in scripture, I fail to see confirmation that G-d would uni-laterally turn His back on some folks.