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How does reformed theology reconcile the universal resurrection with limited atonement

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When reading about the Reformed doctrine of limited atonement I can follow the logical flow as follows: - Hell is punishment for sin, the outpouring of the wrath of God - Heaven is being with God in the afterlife, which is only possible if our sins are paid for due to divine justice. - Christ came to offer forgiveness of sins - All those who have their sins forgiven therefore will be in Heaven - Not all end up in heaven - Therefore the atonment is limited to those God has selected to forgive One of my arguments against this logical construct is to point out that the actual punishment for sin outlined in Genesis is death; and Christ's work obviously does universally redeem all men from death by the resurrection in an unlimited/universal way. How do reformed theologians answer the fact that Christ's atoning work does actually remove the fundamental consequence of sin for everyone? Is it simply to punish those who end up in Hell? All of the discussions of limited atonement to this point have completely left out the universal resurrection. Is it irrelevant to the point? If so why?
Asked by Ian (1242 rep)
Oct 12, 2017, 04:03 PM
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