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Home > Calvinism > 3. Limited Atonement
Limited Atonement, Definent Atonement, Particular RedemptionThe question which we are to discuss under the subject of "Limited Atonement", also known as Definent Atonement or Particular Redemption, is, Did Christ offer up Himself a sacrifice for the whole human race, for every individual without distinction or exception; or did His death have special reference to the elect? In other words, was the sacrifice of Christ merely intended to make the salvation of all men possible, or was it intended to render certain the salvation of those who had been given to Him by the Father? Arminians hold that Christ died for all men alike, while Calvinists hold that in the intention and secret plan of God Christ died for the elect only. - Loraine Boettner
An Exegetical Study of 1Timothy 2:4 by Gary D. Long
The purpose of this doctrinal tract is to set forth, in a readable outline form, a positive polemic for the doctrine of definite atonement — a doctrine which the author is firmly convinced glorifies the triune Jehovah to whom salvation belongs.
Christ’s Limited Atonement by Charles Spurgeon
Some persons love the doctrine of universal atonement because they say, "It is so beautiful. It is a lovely idea that Christ should have died for all men; it commends itself," they say, "to the instincts of humanity; there is something in it full of joy and beauty."
Limited Atonement (John 3:16) by Thomas R. Thompson
Is it possible that the most famous Universal Atonement verse actually teaches a Limited Atonement? Most Christians have memorized John 3:16 from an early age. Most Christians also believe that John 3:16 teaches that Jesus died for the sins of everyone who has lived, or will live.
For Whom Did Christ Die? by Charles Hodge
This is a question between Augustinians and Anti-Augustinians. The former believing that God from all eternity having elected some to everlasting life, had a special reference to their salvation in the mission and work of his Son. The latter, denying that there has been any such election of a part of the human family to salvation, maintain that the mission and work of Christ had an equal reference to all mankind.
Limited Atonement by Loraine Boettner
The question which we are to discuss under the subject of "Limited Atonement" is, Did Christ offer up Himself a sacrifice for the whole human race, for every individual without distinction or exception; or did His death have special reference to the elect?
Sufficient for All by Jim Ellis
Among those who generally accept the doctrine of a definite or limited atonement, it is often heard by way of explanation that "the atonement is sufficient for all, but efficient only for the elect."
To God Be the Glory: A Popular Exposition of the Biblical Doctrine of Particular Redemption by Wayne Mack
When Christ died, He died not simply to make redemption a possibility, but to make redemption a certainty. He did not simply die to make man redeemable, He died to redeem. He did not simply die to make man reconcilable, He died to reconcile.
Was Anyone Saved at the Cross? by James White
There was a time when I called myself a "four-point Calvinist." There are a lot of people who use that term, and, almost all the time, the one point of the five that they reject is the terrible, horrible, "L". Limited atonement.
An Examination of the Five Points of Calvinism - Part III: Limited Atonement by Brian Schwertley
A doctrinal issue which is crucial to our understanding of God’s nature (i.e., His sovereignty) and the gospel is the extent of Christ’s atoning death on the cross.55 There are three different views current among professing Christians today: universalism, inconsistent universalism, and particularism.
The Five Points of Calvinism - Part 4 by R. L. Dabney
"Did Christ die for the elect only, or for all men?" The answer has been much prejudiced by ambiguous terms, such as particular atonement, limited atonement; or general atonement, unlimited atonement, indefinite atonement. What do they mean by atonement?
Places of Scripture Seeming To Favour Universal Atonement Vindicated by Samuel Rutherfurd
For the fourth Particular, and the clearing of Places alleged; we are, (1.) To consider if the Place, John 3.16, prove anything against us. (2.) If all Men, and all the World that are said to be redeemed, be concludent against us. (3.) There be some particular Places to be considered.
The doctrine of Limited Atonement does not mean that any limit can be set to the value or power of the atonement which Christ made. The value of the atonement depends upon, and is measured by, the dignity of the person making it; and since Christ suffered as a Divine-human person the value of His suffering was infinite. - Loraine Boettner
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