Hi Dave, From your response, you might not have understood what I was saying. It was according to limited atonement that I ask that question.<br><br>The understanding I have of the Calvinist approach to salvation is only pre-selected individuals are determined for salvation. Isn’t that what limited atonement means? My question is- how do I know if I am pre-selected in that way? The way I understand this doctrine is that it would be possible for a person as me, to respond to the gospel, be baptized, read the bible every day, believing all the while I was saved and then find out after I’m dead I wasn’t pre-selected. What is to prevent that from happening? In that case I would have been a believer of sorts, like the people in this text, but never born again. <br><br>Maybe it would be better to ask – is there anything in the doctrine of limited atonement that absolutely prevents a “whosoever will” (John 3:16) from coming to the cross believing for salvation who was not pre-selected? <br><br>Or maybe this question – what is to prevent an unselected person from becoming a follower of Christ (for what ever reason) to never fall away but continues his whole life obedient to the Gospel, that is he honestly trusts the Lord for forgiveness and eternal life according to the scripture?<br><br><br>1Ti 2:3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; <br>1Ti 2:4 Who will have [color:red]all men</font color=red> to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. <br>1Ti 2:5 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; <br>1Ti 2:6 Who gave himself a ransom [color:red]for all,</font color=red> to be testified in due time. <br><br>[color:red]Is it possible that the savior didn’t die for me? According to limited atonement, how do I know? </font color=red><br>
