others as they are, and (5) to send the Spirit to secure the acceptance of redemption on the part of the elect. This last order of the decrees seems to be most in harmony with Scripture in that it allows for election and unlimited atonement (1 Tim. 2:6; 4:10; Titus 2:11; 2 Pet. 2:1; 1 John 2:2), while acknowledging its special efficacy for the elect (John 17:9, 20, 24; Acts 13:48; Rom. 8:29f.; Eph. 1:4; 2 Tim. 1:9f; 1 Pet. 1:1f.). In endeavoring to understand more fully the place of sin and the provision