Dual Nature of Salvation

How could the Lord have died for all and all not be saved?

This is the question Augustinian/Calvinistic teachings got wrong.

To understand how Christ died for all and all not be saved you must realize the dual nature of salvation. Many failing to understand this have entered into error. In consequence, Calvinism stuck with Augustine’s throwing out salvation for all opting for limited atonement, just for the predetermined elect. Universalism went the other way and threw out eternal damnation and has all being saved eventually.

The retribution the law of God required had to be paid before sins could be forgiven to maintain God’s holiness and righteousness. If God just forgave sins without satisfying His holy law, He would be complicit in men’s sins. All men were condemned to death for the debt they owed the law. When Christ died on the cross, He purchased the world’s sin debt unto himself. Thus, the law being satisfied was taken out of the way, as far as it was concerned the debt was paid, all men were as dead, and the law had no more power over man to condemn them. All men moved from death unto life being justified by the atonement.

Romans 5:18 KJV Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life.

All men had their names written in the book of life, which is why the Bible only speaks of blotting men out not entering them in, they were put in by Christ’s atonement.

Exodus 32:33 KJV And the LORD said unto Moses, Whosoever hath sinned against me, him will I blot out of my book.

Deuteronomy 29:20 KJV The LORD will not spare him, but then the anger of the LORD and his jealousy shall smoke against that man, and all the curses that are written in this book shall lie upon him, and the LORD shall blot out his name from under heaven.

Revelation 3:5 KJV He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.

The law demanded payment for all sin, Christ made that payment. Ownership of our debt was exchanged. The transaction did not include instant or automatic forgiveness of that debt, only a transference of ownership. The debt was no longer owed to the law, it was taken out of the way. This opened the door to salvation for all. Each individual still owed the debt to God, Christ.

God has elected, chosen, to forgive the debt completely to whomsoever, any and all who, will believe on His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ. The sin debt to the law was paid en masse, forgiveness is obtained individually.

You will either have your name blotted out of the Book of Life, or your sins blotted out.

Psalms 51:9 KJV Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.

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