and especially of those who believe (1 Tim. 4:10). “The grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men” (Titus 2:11). “[Jesus] suffered death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone” (Heb. 2:9). “He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world” (1 John 2:2). God willed from all eternity, then, to provide salvation for all humankind. Hence, Christ is “the Lamb that was slain from the creation of the world” (Rev.
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