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Christ died for ALL men's sins - so I would be included, correct?

If you are saying that Christ died for your sins, then all of your sins have been paid for by His atonement.

Correct?

5,546 posted on 05/03/2006 5:43:12 PM PDT by Dr. Eckleburg ("I don't think they want my respect; I think they want my submission." - Flemming Rose)

To: Dr. Eckleburg

If you are saying that Christ died for your sins, then all of your sins have been paid for by His atonement.

I think I enjoy such one sentence questions better than the longer "pamplets" I have been writing lately!

All of my sins have been POTENTIALLY paid for - IF I ask the Lord's forgiveness after I sin, I know it will be forgiven due to Christ's unlimited and eternal work of His Passion and Death. We call Christ's work "objective redemption", which is good for all men. But we are commaned to repent of our sins, individually and personally. If we don't, Christ's work is not applied to us. Thus, our God-guided repentance is part of our "subjective redemption", our personal return to God.

Regards

5,574 posted on 05/04/2006 5:16:51 AM PDT by jo kus (I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou shalt enlarge my heart...Psalm 119:32)

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