"Is. 53:4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. 5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. 6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. 12 -----and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors."
If our Lord Jesus died for all, the least we can do is pray for all. Do our prayers affect the salvation of others? Our Lord says yes.
"Mark 11:24 Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them."
"John 14:13 And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it."
"Matt. 9:36 But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd. 37 Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; 38 Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest."
"Matt. 18:11 For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost. 14 --- it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish."
"1 Tim. 2:1 EXHORT therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; 3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; 4 Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. 5 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;
6 Who gave himself a ransom for all."
If he gave himself for all, shouldn't we pray for all? He doesn't care if we're reformed, non--reformed or uninformed like me. He gave himself for all and made intercession for all and he told us to follow him.
"John 12:26 If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour."
This is heavy duty. That some debate this is like telling God, no, because they know more than he does. WOW! That's Amazing!