The Nature of the Atonement

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THE NATURE OF THE ATONEMENT -- Phil Johnson

Hey JPC give this a read.

I think you dont get hell because you dont have a handle on Gods three types of wills. Sovereign, Providential, Devine

Grace



Divisions:

1. There Is A Remnant According To the Election of Grace.
2. God's Longsuffering, Goodness, and Mercy To All Men Is the Result of His Love For His Elect Remnant.
3. God's Remnant In This World Is Always Small.
4. I Have Good News For God's Remnant.

I. THERE IS A REMNANT ACCORDING TO THE ELECTION OF GRACE.
God will not save all men. It never was his intentional purpose, design, or desire to save all men. But God has chosen some, a remnant, according to the election of grace. And that elect remnant shall be saved.
A. God, from eternity, has chosen to save some of Adam's fallen race, which Isaiah calls "A Remnant".
None of us deserve God's mercy. We all deserve God's wrath, because we are all sinners. Had it not been for God's eternal election of some to salvation in Christ for the glory of his name, we would all have perished long ago under the wrath of God (vv. 2-9). Isaiah tells us that man's sin is so great and the justice of God is so inflexible that had it not been for God's election of a remnant we would all be completely destroyed. Thank God for election! This is one of the most blessed themes of Holy Scripture.

1. Election is an act of Eternal Sovereignty (Eph. 1:3-6).
2. Election is an act of Unconditional Grace (Rom. 9:11-13).
3. Election is an act of Immutable Love (Jer. 31:3; Mal. 3:6).

Sovereign Grace Doctrine - The Remnant - Grounded In Biblical Truth