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JESUS PAID FOR THE SINS OF: 'ONLY THE ELECT'

• FIRST: Matthew 1:21 states; "And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shall call his name Jesus: for he shall save HIS PEOPLE from their sins."

Now who are 'HIS PEOPLE' ???

• >John 6:37 reads; "All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out."

'HIS PEOPLE' are the ONES who were GIVEN TO CHRIST by the Father.

• SECOND: In John 17 Christ is praying to His Father in verses 9 and 10; "I pray for THEM, I pray NOT FOR THE WORLD, but for THEM WHICH THOU HAST GIVEN ME, for they are Thine, and All Mine are Thine, and Thine are Mine, and I am glorified in them."

If Christ laid down His life for every last individual in the whole world, we would certainly expect that he would be praying for all of them, BUT it states in the above verse that he is NOT PRAYING FOR THE WORLD.

• THIRD: In Romans 5:18 we read; "By the righteousness of one, the free gift came upon ALL men unto justification of life."

• And in Romans 5:25 we read; "Who was delivered for our offenses and was raised for our JUSTIFICATION."

God is very clearly teaching that those whom He saved, He JUSTIFIED.

• Romans 5:9 states; "Much more than, being now JUSTIFIED BY HIS BLOOD, we shall be saved from wrath through Him."

Thus, if Christ had paid for the sins of every single person we must conclude that all mankind stands JUSTIFIED before God.

• BUT--> Acts 24:15 says; "That there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the JUST and UNJUST.

NOT ALL ARE JUSTIFIED !!!

The BIBLE defines the death of Christ in at least four different ways:

1. HE SACRIFICED - II Cor.5:21; "Fore He hath made him TO BE SIN FOR US, who knew no sin, that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him."
2. HE PROPITIATED - Romans 3:25; "Whom God hath set forth to be a PROPITIATION through faith in his blood."
3. HE RECONCILED - Romans 5:10; "For if , WHEN WE WERE ENEMIES, we were RECONCILED to God by the death of His Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life."
4. HE REDEEMED - Gal.3:13; "Christ hath REDEEMED us from the curse of the law."

The questions that need precise answers are these:

1. Did Christ actually make a sacrifice for sins or didn't he?
2. Did Christ actually redeem us from the curse?
3. Are we ALL reconciled?

WELL, WHAT DID CHRIST ACTUALLY ACCOMPLISH ON THE CROSS ?

If the ATONEMENT does not actually save, does not really remove God's curse from people, does not actually redeem them, THEN--> it indeed can be for ALL THE WORLD, even for those who are in hell. BUT--> if the DEATH OF JESUS is what the Bible says it is
- A SUBSTITUTING SACRIFICE FOR SINS THAT REDEEMED US -
then it CANNOT BE FOR EVERY MAN IN THE WORLD. For then everybody would be saved.
Did Christ do a GREAT DEAL for me, but not quite enough, unless I do something, unless I accept Him? NO! HE DID IT ALL. All that the FATHER GIVES....WILL COME.

Is there a difference between

• WHAT CHRIST DID
• WHATCHRIST ACCOMPLISHED ???

NO!

The Old Testament SCAPE-GOAT did not make the sacrifice or the atonement. It was a type of our SINS GOING AWAY. The SCAPE-GOAT RECEIVED THE SIN of the people on its head and TOOK that SIN INTO THE DEPTH OF THE WILDERNESS. SO, our Lord JESUS CHRIST through His ATONEMENT TOOK AWAY THE SINS OF HIS ELECT.

If Christ had taken the sins away of all people, then all people would be JUSTIFIED and SAVED. But all people are not saved. Therefore, Christ only paid the price for the sins of HIS PEOPLE - THE ELECT.

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LIMITED ATONEMENT
Q U E S T I O N S

1. WHAT IS ATONEMENT ?
   1. THE RECONCILIATION OF GOD FOR MAN.
   2. THE RECONCILIATION WITH GOD MADE BY MAN.

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2. WHY IS IT CALLED 'LIMITED' ATONEMENT ?
   1. IT IS LIMITED IN ITS POWER.
   2. IT IS LIMITED IN ITS EXTENT or SCOPE.

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3. CHRIST PAID THE ETERNAL WRATH FOR THE SINS OF: (MATT.1:21) (JOHN 10:15) (EPH.5:25) (ACTS 20:28)
   1. HIS PEOPLE.
   2. HIS SHEEP.
   3. THE BRIDE.
   4. THE CHURCH.
   5. FOR ALL OF MANKIND.
   6. ALL OF THE ABOVE.
   7. ONLY A, B, C, & D.

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4. DOES THE WORD 'ALL' ALWAYS MEAN EVERY LAST INDIVIDUAL ?
   1. YES
   2. NO

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5. IN JOHN 3:16-17 WHERE IT STATES; "FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD THAT HE SENT HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON THAT THE WORLD MIGHT BE SAVED THROUGH HIM." WHAT DOES THE WORD 'WORLD' MEAN:
   1. EVERY SINGLE PERSON.
   2. PEOPLE FROM EVERY TRIBE AND NATION.
   3. ONLY THE JEWS.

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6. WHEN CHRIST DIED HE:
   1. MADE A SUBSTITUTIONARY SACRIFICE FOR SINS.
   2. PROPITIATED, THAT IS APPEASED THE WRATH OF GOD. (ROM.3:25, HEB,2:17)
   3. RECONCILED 'HIS PEOPLE' TO GOD.
   4. REMOVED THE ENMITY BETWEEN 'HIS PEOPLE'. (ROM.5:10, II COR.5:20)
   5. REDEEMED 'HIS PEOPLE' FROM THE CURSE OF THE LAW. (GAL.3:13)
   6. ALL OF THE ABOVE.

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7. IF CHRIST MADE A SUBSTITUTIONARY SACRIFICE FOR EVERYONE'S SINS, IF CHRIST PROPITIATED THE WRATH OF GOD FOR EVERYONE, IF CHRIST RECONCILED OR REMOVED THE ENMITY BETWEEN EVERYONE AND GOD, IF CHRIST REDEEMED EVERYMAN FROM THE CURSE OF THE LAW, CAN THERE BE A JUDGEMENT DAY AND HELL ?
   1. YES
   2. NO

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8. IS IT BIBLICAL TO SAY TO A NON-CHRISTIAN ?
   1. CHRIST DIED FOR YOU.
   2. CHRIST DIED FOR SIN.
   3. BOTH OF THE ABOVE.

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9. IN LUKE 2 GOD DECLARES; "A DECREE WENT OUT FROM CAESAR AUGUSTUS THAT 'ALL THE WORLD' SHOULD BE TAXED". WHO WOULD THE STATEMENT 'ALL THE WORLD' INCLUDE ?
   1. THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS.
   2. THE CHINESE.
   3. THAT PART OF THE WORLD THAT WAS 'SUBJECT TO TAXATION', NAMELY, THE ROMAN EMPIRE.
   4. ALL OF THE ABOVE.

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10. IF CHRIST PAID FOR EVERYONE'S SIN AND ANYONE ENDED UP IN HELL, WOULD GOD BE UNJUST ?
    1. YES
    2. NO

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11. WHAT DOES SANCTIFICATION MEAN ?
    1. SAVED.
    2. SET APART (I COR. 7:14).

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12. IN ACTS 24:15 WE READ. "THAT THERE SHALL BE A RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD,_____________________ ?
    1. THE JUST ONLY.
    2. BOTH OF THE JUST AND UNJUST.
    3. THE UNJUST ONLY.

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13. CHRIST PAID FOR ?
    1. ALL OUR SINS.
    2. ALL OUR SINS EXCEPT THE SIN OF REJECTION.

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14. WHAT DOES THE 'T', 'U', AND 'L' REPRESENT IN THE TERM 'TULIP' ?
    1. 'T'_____________________________________
    2. 'U'_____________________________________
    3. 'L'_____________________________________

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15. WHENEVER WE READ, STUDY, OR LISTEN TO THE 'WORD OF GOD', IN RELATION TO SALVATION, WE MUST KEEP IN MIND THAT ?
    1. SAVING FAITH AND GRACE IS ALL OF GOD.
    2. BECAUSE I HAVE DONE THE 'GOOD WORK' OF BELIEVING ON CHRIST I MERIT THIS SALVATION AND ALL THE GRACE THAT GOD APPLIES TO MY LIFE.

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16. DID CHRIST PAY FOR THE SINS OF EVERY LAST INDIVIDUAL IN THE WORLD ?
    1. YES
    2. NO

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17. THE DOCTRINE OF 'ELECTION' OR 'LIMITED ATONEMENT' ?
    1. MAKES YOU 'REST ALTOGETHER' IN JESUS CHRIST.
    2. STATES THAT CHRIST HAS ACTUALLY 'PAID' FOR THE SINS OF THE ELECT.
    3. IS LIMITED IN ITS EXTENT BUT NOT ITS POWER.
    4. STATES THAT CHRIST 'SHED' HIS BLOOD FOR THE ELECT.
    5. STATES THAT CHRIST DID NOT 'WASTE' OR 'SPILL' HIS BLOOD.
    6. STATES THAT CHRIST REALLY DIED 'IN THE PLACE' OF SINNERS.
    7. ALL OF THE ABOVE.

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