Christ died for His Sheep: Owen’s 4th Argument against Unlimited Atonement

Owen’s Argument 4: Christ died for His Sheep P1: Scriptures divides men into two categories: sheep and goats P2: Scriptures teach Christ died for the sheep P3: Statements saying Christ died for one of the groups loose there meaning if He died for the other group C1: Therefore, Christ died not for the goats http://www.ccel.org/ccel/owen/deathofdeath.i.ix.ii.html Scriptures Cited by Owen A bunch, which divided men into to categories those that will be saved and those that will be lost. He also quotes a few passages, such as John 10:11 & 15, which say Christ died for His sheep. Refutation P3 is false. My saying I enjoy action moves does not imply that I don’t enjoy comedies. Paul’s statement that Christ died for him (Galatians 2:20) doesn’t loose it’s meaning if Christ died for other people as well. Reason 3 of the top ten reasons why Christ died for all demonstrates that Christ died for those that ultimately perish: http://danchapa.blogspot.com/2007/11/3-part-christ-died-for-those-who.html http://danchapa.blogspot.com/2007/11/3-part-b-christ-died-for-those-who.html http://danchapa.blogspot.com/2007/12/3-part-c-final-part-for-3-christ-died.html

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