[snerkel]

Atonement is conditional, not universal.

Romans 10:9-10

9 Because if you acknowledge and confess with your lips that Jesus is Lord and in your heart believe (adhere to, trust in, and rely on the truth) that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.

10 For with the heart a person believes (adheres to, trusts in, and relies on Christ) and so is justified (declared righteous, acceptable to God), and with the mouth he confesses (declares openly and speaks out freely his faith) and confirms [his] salvation.

[Cvengr]

Good point. I favor understanding Christ's work on the cross as providing for a sacrifical unlimited atonement for all sin. Some arguments regarding lack of faith or unbelief as a sin against the Holy Spirit as not being paid by Christ on the Cross, I suspect are valid and sound, but might depend on theological framework structuring such arguments.

[xzins]

good post