Twenty-five advanced Soteriological Questions

Question Thirteen: What was Jacob Arminius’ view of the atonement?

Jacob Arminius believed in unlimited atonement as the following quote reveals: Christ died for all men; that He is the propitiation for the sins of the whole world; (1 John ii. 2;) that He took away the sin of the world; (John i. 29;) that He gave his flesh for the life of the world; (John vi. 51;) that Christ died even for that man who might be destroyed with the meat of another person; (Rom. xiv.15;) and that false teachers make merchandise even of those who deny the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction; (2 Pet. ii. 1, 3.)[1]

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The Trinity's Part in Our Salvation: REDEMPTION by God the Son

Did Christ die for all people (unlimited atonement) or just believers, i.e., the elect (limited atonement)?

There Are At Least Four Different Views

1. Universalism: Believe that all people eventually will go to heaven.

Why is this view wrong? The following references refute this view (Lk.16; Rev. 20:11). Limited atonement people accuse unlimited atonement people of Universalism and quote Mt. 20:28 as proof. “For even the Son of Man came not to be ministered unto but to minister and give his life a ransom for many.”

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