Limited vs Unlimited Atonement - Another Look
There have been centuries of debate regarding these two schools of thought, and there will be debates for years to come. I want to analyze both again and provide arguments for each one. I want to start with the unlimited atonement view. Unlimited Atonement teaches us that when Christ died on the cross, he died for everyone that will ever live. In other words, Jesus died for the sins of the entire world, for all time. What this has to mean is Jesus paid the sin debt for everyone – even those who die in sin and are lost forever. In the unlimited atonement view, Jesus died for those who he knew beforehand would never believe in him. So, in this sense, Jesus died to make men only savable, but did not guarantee their salvation. The unlimited atonement view lays out God’s plan of salvation, sinful man surveys it through the preaching of the gospel and decide