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mercy said:
In John 17, Jesus clearly states in V. 6 "I have revealed you to those whom you gave me out of the world", then in v. 9 I pray for them, i am not praying for the world, but for those you have given me, for they are yours"
Jesus died for those and only those that His Father had elected to salvation. There are many other scripture veres that support election, Ephesians 1, Romans 9

Well thank you mercy however this question was directed to xyz and not to the general audience of this particular thread. My goal is to see 1.) If xyz will answer a direct query. 2.) Have xyz reveal what he believes concerning the atoning work of Christ.

This is not to denigrate your response at all please keep that in mind.

Peter

If you believe what you like in the gospels, and reject what you don't like, it is not the gospel you believe, but yourself. Augustine of Hippo