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Originally Posted by Acoustic
If the doctrine of the penal substitutionary atonement is correct - Christ made a complete payment for our sins wouldn't rejection of his goodness be included in the atoned for sins?
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We are measuring this against "the doctrine of penal substitutionary atonement." I know it sounds semantical, but I'd rather wrestle with Scripture itself.
Christ made complete payment.
Though rejecting the Gospel is certainly "sinful," it's an outside-looking-in sin. And the angle with the question you post points more to Universalism than it does Irresistible Grace IMO.
Forgiveness doesn't negate action. To deny the Gospel, our action has placed us outside covenant with Him. We've reached the final climax of rebellion, turning down the only sacrifice for sins (
Heb 13:10).
The way I see it so far.... thinking out loud.... and again, certainly not pretending to have all the answers on this one.
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