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NASB | Romans 5:6 ¶ For while we were still helpless, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 5:6 ¶ While we were still helpless [powerless to provide for our salvation], at the right time Christ died [as a substitute] for the ungodly. |
Subject: Christ dying only for elect? |
Bible Note: Dear homer7000, I did not intend to argue with you nor did I want to get off the subject and onto the raging debate of 'election'.. I apologize if it appeared that way. However, I tried to answer your original question, "Did Christ die for just some people or all people" in the best way that I could. If Christ died for only the elect (which I have shown thoroughly that I disagree with that conclusion) then there is plenty of scripture to back that up (and to argue against my point of view).. If I was going to begin to gain an understanding of Christ dying for the elect only, then I would use: Matt. 1:21, 20:28, 26:28, John 10:15, Acts 20:28, Hebrews 9:28, and John 15:13 along with the two other verses that you mentioned to form a 'solid' scriptural base for your belief that Christ died only for the elect. See also Ephesians 1 and Romans 8:32-35 (NASB). John 17 could also be used in a way to support this idea. By using that scripture, then you could easily and persuasively argue for limited atonement. |