consideration of free will. We must begin with the realization that, while the atonement is for man, it is essentially Godward rather than manward. Its authenticity and value in no way depend on human response; rather, they depend on its satisfaction of God and the demands of His righteousness.16 It looks toward God and the vindication of His holiness, that He might be just and the justifier of him who believes in Jesus (Rom. 3:26). Christ “gave himself a ranson for all” (1 Tim. 2:5, 6; Heb. 2:9).