For Whom Did Christ Die?
"This is My blood of the new
testament, which is shed for
many for the
remission of
sins" -MATTHEW 26:28 [KJV]
sins" -MATTHEW 26:28 [KJV]
If
you believe, as many professors do today, that the Lord Jesus
actually laid down His life to save every single person in the world,
then you limit the death of Christ in its power to save. Why?
Because, not all are delivered from guilt, and therefore it would
make Christ’s death less than effectual. A ransom that does not
redeem is no ransom at all. A propitiation that doesn’t actually
satisfy, is no propitiation at all.
The scriptures teach a ransom that is unlimited in its power to save, but limited in its design as to those God intended to save by it. In other words, His blood was shed 'for many for the remission of sins.' Christ died for MANY, a number that no man can number [REVELATION 7:9]. Yet, this many is limited to AS MANY as the Lord has ordained to believe [ACTS 13:48] and AS MANY as the Lord God shall call [ACTS 2:39].
The scriptures teach a ransom that is unlimited in its power to save, but limited in its design as to those God intended to save by it. In other words, His blood was shed 'for many for the remission of sins.' Christ died for MANY, a number that no man can number [REVELATION 7:9]. Yet, this many is limited to AS MANY as the Lord has ordained to believe [ACTS 13:48] and AS MANY as the Lord God shall call [ACTS 2:39].
In Romans
5:15 they are called 'THE MANY,' with a definite article in the
original. THE MANY, for whom He shed His blood, enjoy the blessing of
the remission of their sin, because He shed His blood FOR them.
Christ’s death is not just the ground of the sinner’s salvation,
it is ALL their salvation!
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