The “Christians Can Perish” Passages Both Lutheran and Arminian theologians, rejecting the Reformed doctrine of a particular and definite atonement, allege that Romans 14:15b, 1 Corinthians 8:11, and 2 Peter 2:1 conclusively teach that men for whom Christ died can still perish. From their conclusion that those for whom Christ died include men who can finally perish, they infer that Christ’s death must have been universal and general in its design and hence not intrinsically salvific. An exhaustive