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The Death Christ Died: A Biblical Case for Unlimited Atonement (Revised Edition) is unavailable, but you can change that!

In this revised and updated edition of his masterful book, Dr. Lightner, following the plain meaning of numerous Scriptures rather than a preconceived theological structure, calls the church back to its historic belief that Christ “is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for those of the whole world” (1 John 2:2). As Lightner astutely observes, what one believes on this...

his opinions in early life, his commentaries, which were the labors of his riper years, demonstrate in the most unequivocal manner that he received and taught the doctrine of a general or universal atonement.”10 Whether that be true or not, it is true that Calvin’s comments on some of the most controverted passages make one hesitant to assign him the role of a limited redemptionist. For example, on John 3:16, he said: “… The Heavenly Father loves the human race, and wishes that they should not perish.”11
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