The Highway Forums General Discussion Theology Discussion Forum A verse damaging to Limited Atonement (edited)

Hi John_C,

This is one of the verses used by the Calvinistic univeralists, but by Calvinists can be easily handled by the correct interpretation of the Greek word for "bought" (agorazo). The word is not meant to be interpreted as salvific "bought" but as "to acquire, to constitute, or to establish"". I urge you to read the article Redemption In 11 Peter 2:1, by Dr. Gary Long, in the Atonement section of Highway articles, which gives a thorough explanation of the verse.

Basically,the Calvinist view interprets the verse to mean "There shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who created them and bring upon themselves swift destruction."


In His Hands,

Ruth