the NOLIP thread

When I first read this wayyyy back, I didnt understand what the heck graceshaker was talking about. But now that I have been studying quite alot, I clearly understand. lol

This is my first visit here, but I've met some of you at another board in the past.
Um, Akaris, the reason you have a hard time accepting the Limited Atonement is that it does not arise from scripture at all. There is nothing in scripture to support it (the verses that are used are pathetically weak) and there are clear verses that disporve it. But Reformed peole believe it because it is needed to make their system work. As you honestly note, you have to start by believing it first and then bend some scriptures to fit. Not a good way to do theology. Scripture says, God is not willing that any should perish" but Reformed theology asserts just the opposite, that God was not only willing that some should perish but devised a plan of salvation that requires that many perish. Don't fall for it. That uneasiness you feel about this doctrine is the Holy Spirit nudging you. Jesus is the Savior of all, not of a limited number. If that messes up a theological formulation, so be it.