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Yankee said:
Pilgrim, does the sufficiency of Christ to infallibly secure the redemption of those whom He died for when talking to the unregenerate conflict with the concept that Jesus' blood was shed sufficiently for all?
Hi Yankee!

I don't accept the concept that "Jesus' blood was shed sufficiently for all". What I do accept is that Christ's death was inherently sufficient, in and of itself, to atone for all the sins of all men without exception, IF it had been purposed that He offer Himself as a sacrifice for all. The purpose of the atonement, i.e., that He die to redeem the elect; those whom the Father gave Him, limits its efficacy and thus it is sufficient to save only the elect.

However, when it comes to proclaiming the Gospel, we do so to all mankind without exception and without qualification we may declare that Christ's blood is sufficient to save ALL who will come to Him by faith. There is no contradiction here for no other reason that we are not privy to who the elect are. And since Christ's atonement infallibly secured all whom He gave His life as a substitute, then none ever need worry that there is no atonement for them. We don't call men to discern their election (although some hyper-Calvinists do insist upon this), but we call men to repentance and faith in the Lord Christ. There are no exceptions, for ALL may and indeed must come to Him to receive remission of sins and to be reconciled to God in Him.

In His Grace,

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