Does 1 John 2:2 Teach Unlimited Atonement?


Points of Disconcurrance

1 John 2:2 He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world.  

 •        What does propitiation mean?

•        Dan/Arminian

•        Propitiation relates most directly to Christ’s death on which is the basis of the application of blood to those who repent and believe.

•        Propitiation is that which can propitiate.

•        Turretinfan/Calvinist

•        Propitiation relates most directly to the application of Christ’s blood to the believer, which actually cleanses from sin.

•        Propitiation is that which actually has propitiated.

•        Who do the pronouns refer to? - “our” (and “you” and “we” in the inbound context).

•        Dan/Arminian

•        The “our” is John and his audience, which is basically believers or the church.

•        Turretinfan/Calvinist

•        The “our” is John and other apostles or church leaders with John at the time of writing, as it is in the prolog (1 John 1:1-5)

•        Can forgiveness be offered to the reprobate if Christ did not die for them?

•        Dan/Arminian

•        Forgiveness is only available based on Christ’s blood, and as far as the reprobate are concerned, it’s as if Christ didn’t die at all, so no.

•        Turretinfan/Calvinist

•        We have no way of know who the reprobate are or filtering the gospel only to the elect.

•        What in the world does world mean?

•        Dan/Arminian

•        World is contrasted with believers and means everyone who isn’t a believer, like in 1 John 5:19.

•        The concept “world” as related to people is developed from and relates back to specific individuals.

•        Turretinfan/Calvinist

•        World doesn’t always everyone - it just means a broad group.  It means something like believers here and other places, or Jews/Gentiles or present vs. future believers.

 



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