God Desires That ABSOLUTELY NONE Should Perish?

Is that what is meant in 2Peter 3:9?

“The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.” [2Peter 3:9]

 
1) If it was God’s will that absolutely no one at all should perish, then NONE would perish. Period.
 
Many Christians erroneously interpret 2 Peter 3:9. This verse actually… Continue reading →

Variety of Salvation Views Categorized

 
This list was gathered and edited by David Bishop
 

I. Hyper-Calvinism

A. Beliefs – the Gospel should only preached to the elect; usually anti-missionary.
B. Proponents – Joseph Hussey, John Skepp, some Primitive Baptists.
 

II. Ultra High Calvinism

A. Beliefs – that the elect are in some sense eternally justified. Denies the Well–Meant Offer, Common Grace, and the idea that God has any love for the non-elect.
B. Proponents – John Gill,… Continue reading →

Common Grace And Free Offer Articles

 
There are some ideas that are being promoted in both reformed and free-will circles that you may wish to study further to see if they are truly biblical ideas. One has to do with the term “common grace”. The other has to do with the term “the free offer” or “the well meant offer” of the gospel. Wikipedia gives a brief overview of the idea of “common grace” here:
 
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The Satisfaction of Christ

(The Efficacy Of Christ’s Atonement)

From: “Studies in the Atonement – Chapter 10. Its Efficacy”

by A. W. Pink

In our last chapter we considered the Divine design in Christ’s Satisfaction; in this we propose to show from Scripture that that design must be accomplished. Two widely differing views have been taken concerning the effectuation of what the mediatorial work of the Lord Jesus was meant to achieve. Some have affirmed that the Atonement possesses… Continue reading →