"Jesus died for everybody's sins"

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i.e. Jesus' sacrifice doesn't save everybody, i.e. Jesus didn't die for everybody's sins.

Yes, that is what I was paraphrasing the argument above too.
Then it appears we are in agreement :)

The purpose of this thread is to challenge the old saying "Jesus died for everybody's sins".
When we look closely at what this saying means, we see clearly that it isn't true.

That's the only purpose of this thread :)
 
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Then it appears we are in agreement :)

The purpose of this thread is to challenge the old saying "Jesus died for everybody's sins".
When we look closely at what this saying means, we see clearly that it isn't true.

That's the only purpose of this thread :)
Yes, I do agree that everyone of us, even those who are not TULIP, subscribed to "some form of limited atonement". ;)
 

FlyingDove

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"Jesus died for everybody's sins".

This is what I hear often from Christians and non-Christians alike.

Surely it isn't true though.

Jesus said
"I am the way, the truth and the life".
Humanity turned away from God when we ignored God's commandments in the garden of Eden.
Jesus offers us a way to develop a relationship with God and to start following Him again.

Jesus died for the sins of the people who choose to follow Him, and believe in Him.
He did not die for every random person, whether they choose to follow and believe in Him or not.

Thoughts?
4 verses that proclaim Jesus PAID for ALL sin:

John 1:29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, """which taketh away the sin of the world""".

John 6:51 I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give """for the life of the world""".

1 Timothy 2:6 Who """gave himself a ransom for all""", to be testified in due time.

1 John 2:2 Jesus is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also """for the sins of the whole world""".

Recap: Christ the propitiation = reconciliating/atoning sacrifice. 1 Jn 2:2 "for the sins of the WHOLE WORLD" Jn 1:29 "TAKES AWAY the SIN of the WORLD" Jn 6:51 "for the life of the WORLD" 1 Tim 2:6 "gave himself a ransom for ALL"

There are conditions required to access/seize Christ's redemptive sin atoning sacrifice & resurrection:

Acknowledge Gods sovereign existence, that you regret your sins in violation of his rules & that He sent His Son to atone for sin.

We access/seize God's grace thru Faith (Rom 5:1-2, Eph 2:8) placed in Jesus death (sins required wage/debt (Rom 6:23) PAID in full) burial (proof Jesus died) & resurrection (Father's receipt, sin payment received & accepted) Amen & amen!
 
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4 verses that proclaim Jesus PAID for ALL sin:

John 1:29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, """which taketh away the sin of the world""".

John 6:51 I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give """for the life of the world""".

1 Timothy 2:6 Who """gave himself a ransom for all""", to be testified in due time.

1 John 2:2 Jesus is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also """for the sins of the whole world""".

Recap: Christ the propitiation = reconciliating/atoning sacrifice. 1 Jn 2:2 "for the sins of the WHOLE WORLD" Jn 1:29 "TAKES AWAY the SIN of the WORLD" Jn 6:51 "for the life of the WORLD" 1 Tim 2:6 "gave himself a ransom for ALL"

There are conditions required to access/seize Christ's redemptive sin atoning sacrifice & resurrection:

Acknowledge Gods sovereign existence, that you regret your sins in violation of his rules & that He sent His Son to atone for sin.

We access/seize God's grace thru Faith (Rom 5:1-2, Eph 2:8) placed in Jesus death (sins required wage/debt (Rom 6:23) PAID in full) burial (proof Jesus died) & resurrection (Father's receipt, sin payment received & accepted) Amen & amen!
I agree with your post because it appears we are in agreement.

When people say "Jesus died for my sins", they mean to imply that Jesus' sacrifice covers their sins and reconciles them with God.
But this is not the case for people who do not reconcile themselves with God through Jesus by following him, i.e. Jesus' sacrifice doesn't save everybody, i.e. Jesus didn't die for everybody's sins.

He provided everybody the OPPORTUNITY to follow him, but not everybody will.
 
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If people could love God they would not need for him to save them. People love sin and hate God.
We are not perfect, which is obvious. That is why we need the salvation of God, but we have to let him into our hearts first. Because there is no way to earn it. But if one does not love and accept God into their hearts, he or she cannot recieve the blessing that is salvation.
 
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We are not perfect, which is obvious. That is why we need the salvation of God, but we have to let him into our hearts first. Because there is no way to earn it. But if one does not love and accept God into their hearts, he or she cannot recieve the blessing that is salvation.
This makes you the savior. You rob God of his glorious grace and give some to yourself.
 
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This makes you the savior. You rob God of his glorious grace and give some to yourself.
I think you've misunderstood what he was trying to say.

We are saved because of Jesus, but we need to open the door to him - I think that's what he was basically saying.
 
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I think you've misunderstood what he was trying to say.

We are saved because of Jesus, but we need to open the door to him - I think that's what he was basically saying.
= what happens if you don't? Grace = Jesus saves you so you can open the door.
 
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= what happens if you don't? Grace = Jesus saves you so you can open the door.
Well that's an interesting question.

Do you believe that even those who do not have faith in Jesus receive salvation?
 
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Well that's an interesting question.

Do you believe that even those who do not have faith in Jesus receive salvation?
He receives them. They rejoice because of it.
 
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Premise 1: Faith cometh by hearing ... Romans 10:17
Premise 2: Faith is necessary for Salvation John 3:16
Premise 3: Not everyone hears the Gospel
Conclusion: Jesus did not die for people that did not hear the gospel as it is not possible that they could be saved
Conclusion: God did not die for everyone

Premise 1: God knows everything
Premise 2: God knows who will not believe salvifically
Premise 3: God does nothing in vain
Conclusion: God did not die in vain for unbelievers
Conclusion: God did not die for everyone
 

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This happens as the gospel is being preached/witnessed to/taught to that lost person.
The lost person does not understand the spiritual gospel, and thinks that it is foolishness. He must first have been born again, with the indwelling of the Holy Spirit to understand the things of the Spirit.
 

ForestGreenCook

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And I agree with this. The unregenerate person isn’t zapped with the Spirit and then later on saved via the gospel.
But the gospel is not the cause of your eternal salvation. It gives the born again person the information telling him how he was saved eternally. The reason you cannot see what i am presenting to you is that you refuse to accept that salvation is "a deliverance", and the new born babe in Christ is delivered, here in this world, from his lack of knowledge about how he was delivered eternally, when he understands the gospel as it is preached to him.
 
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“Dead people“ know more than you think and claim.
Not according to Jesus. What do they know according to Paul?

“Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.” Galatians 5:19–21 (KJV 1900)

Point out something that would ever want anything to do with Christ, other than to kill him.
 
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When people say "Jesus died for my sins", they mean to say that Jesus' sacrifice on the cross will cover their sins in order that they are not judged on them.

But people can only reconcile with God by believing in our Lord Jesus Christ.
Those who do not believe in him do not receive salvation - right or wrong?

So when people say "Jesus died for everybody's sins", this is not true because Jesus' sacrifice does not cover the sins of everybody.

Our faith is full of these generalised sayings that just aren't true.
 

ForestGreenCook

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yes! however, I do not see how this changes what I wrote. If it does, please explain how so, so that I can correct either my view or the way I wrote it out.
The "all" that he died for in verse 14 and 15 does not have reference to "all mankind", but he died only for "all" of those he had give the earnest of the Spirit.