This weeks class was much lighter, which was nice. Lauren opened us up with worship and then we began by looking up various scriptures to support the two sides of Limited vs. Universal Atonement. This is the argument regarding Christs' death on the cross. Was his death the atonement for all sins of the universe or specifically for those who have been chosen by the Book of Life? We read through scripture that quite honestly points us directly in the middle. There are references to both sides and I felt like I left with more questions than answers; which kind of made me happy. It's nice to feel challenged and brought to scripture.
On one hand, it makes sense that Christ would only die for those who will ultimately have use for His blood. On the other hand, if you believe one simply chooses Christ to be "saved", then His blood has wiped all sin away and you must simply follow Him in order to "cash in" on it. For lack of better phrasing.
As usual, I am the ultimate middle-grounder. I am seeing very much my own personality sitting in my religious beliefs. I read through all scripture and see two conflicting sides, which to me means (since the Bible is divinely produced and therefore all correct) that the reality falls in the middle and the extremes are listed so that God can show us we need Him as we are unable as humans to actually follow all of these laws.
My response to limited vs. universal is this: whomever needs and wants it is covered. Period.
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