Glad someone else noticed.
POLL For Calvinists re: Salvation of Non Calvinists
Discussion in '2005 Archive' started by dianetavegia, Apr 8, 2005.
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I believe a non Calvinist can be saved.
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I do not believe those who believe Calvinism is wrong are saved.
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I believe a non Calvinist can be saved. 92% (24)
I do not believe those who believe Calvinism is wrong are saved.
8% (2)
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As for my convictions, I am Christian, totally dependent on scripture, and not the leanings of either Calvin or Arminius or anyone else but Jesus. -
Call me a wimp, but I think GOPCHAD's post on this thread was the best one. I read these debates not because I know the answers but because I want to learn.
Unfortunately we often talk past each other.
Now, into the fray.
Bro. Wes, you have chosen to redefine atonement so that it is no longer atonement. Atonement means to be made at one with God. If one's sins have been atoned for, they are, by definition, forgiven. It just makes no sense to say that all of mankind's sins are in fact atoned for but that some people are not saved.
The stricter Calvinists use this point for their argument on Limited Atonement. However, I demur. Christ provided an Atonement for all of mankinds' sins but that atonement is only efficacious to those who believe. It's like saying Jones is the Lifeguard for all on the beach but some will not saved because they didn't cry out for salvation. At this point, my argument is neither Arminian or moderate Calvinistic. The point is that Christ provided for an atonement but that atonement is only made for believers. -
For you know that God paid a ransom to save you from the empty life you inherited from your ancestors. And the ransom He paid was not mere gold or silver. 19 He paid for you with the precious lifeblood of Christ, the sinless, spotless Lamb of God. 20 God chose Him for this purpose long before the world began, but now in these final days, He was sent to the earth for all to see. And He did this for you.
1 Peter 1:18
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