Well, maybe in one sense you are right, in that Christ's death was only efficacious for his own, and possibly you are not one of his own. Jesus said clearly "I lay down my life for my sheep...." and then a bit later "you are not my sheep."
However, on the other hand, there is an intrinsic sufficiency in the death of Christ to swallow a world of guilt, a world of hateful rebellion, and a million universes of self righteous pride. I guess it means how you use the phrase "tasted death for every man" and I admit to using it both ways.
It's only a sacrifice if you lose something.
Yeah. That is kind of the point about Christianity.
....belittle those who reject your dogma yet you can't answer the most simple of questions.
I don't belittle those who reject my dogma or your dogma and I am happy to answer genuine questions. I belittle those who mock from ignorance. If I went on a physical science forum and sneered at Einstein and mocked the idea that the universe is curvilinear because I can pull a string in a straight line from two points, I would be laughed out because I was too damn stupid to recognize that I didn't know what I was pontificating about. I don't expect you to be quoting Calvin or papal encyclicals when you ask the questions. But, you should know that you, uh, ain't exactly the first guy to ever ask these questions, and it is not exactly like there aren't any smart people who have ever considered them....., and that their response was not to throw up their hands in despair and say with Gomer Pyle "well goooolllleeee, he sure fixed our little belief system didn't he Corporate Boyle?" So, like I said, if you have a REAL question, I am always eager to answer it.
I still like you.