Mark Driscoll and Gerry Breshears views of Unlimited/Limited Atonement and Calvinism compared with Piper's views on Limited Atonement and Calvinism. From Mark Driscoll's sermon notes - from his sermon on Unlimited/Limited Atonement - recapitulated in Doctrine : Second, some Christians (e.g., Presbyterians, Reformed Baptists, some Independent Bible churches) believe that Jesus dies only for the sins of the elect. This position is commonly referred to as Calvinism , named after John Calvin, Reformed Theology, or Limited Atonement. They commonly appeal to those Scriptures which speak of Jesus dying only for some people but not all people (Matt. 1:21; 20:28; 26:28; Rom. 5:12-19), His sheep (John 10:11, 15, 26-27), His church (Acts 20:28; Eph. 5:25), the elect (Rom. 8:32-35), His people (Matt. 1:21), His friends (John 15:3), and all Christians (2 Cor. 5:15; Titus 2:14). At first glance, Unl...
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