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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...

A word of summation of the Arminian and Calvinistic views of the divine purpose of Christ’s death is now in order. The divine purpose in the Arminian view was to obtain redemption and the forgiveness of sins for all men by supplying sufficient grace to all men to believe if they will. The Calvinistic answer to the question, “Why did Christ die?” has been very much to the contrary. Calvinists who accept limited atonement believe the Savior died for the elect only and that by His death He not only
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