John 3:18
How can this be if all sins have been atoned?
Romans 8:1-2 Describes the people that the atonement is applied to.
All you have to do is reconcile these scriptures together and you see what "the whole world" really means 1 John 2:2. It doesn't mean that everyone is in Christ. The "sins of the whole world" must mean sins of believers in Christ, past, present and future.
How can this be if all sins have been atoned?
Romans 8:1-2 Describes the people that the atonement is applied to.
All you have to do is reconcile these scriptures together and you see what "the whole world" really means 1 John 2:2. It doesn't mean that everyone is in Christ. The "sins of the whole world" must mean sins of believers in Christ, past, present and future.
it seems to me that it's simply a matter of whether that all-sufficient blood is applied or not. the sacrifice is made, but if it isn't sprinkled on the mercy seat or painted on the doorpost, does it accomplish the sanctification for which it was intended?
he must be lifted up just as the brazen serpent in the wilderness. but what happens to the person, bitten, who refuses to look?
does their lack of belief make the pole disappear? i don't think so; it still stands. He held out His hands all day, but they would not turn - still, His hands were held out.
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