limited atonement

limited atonement
A Christian doctrine, one of the five points of Calvinism, stating that Jesus Christs substitutionary atonement on the cross is limited in scope to those who are predestined unto salvation, which is conferred only to believers.

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  • limited atonement —    Limited atonement is the Calvinist doctrine that Christ died to atone for the sins of only those whom God predestined to be saved. It conforms to an emphasis on the sovereignty of God and the depravity of humanity Humans, in their depraved… …   Encyclopedia of Protestantism

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  • limited atonement — noun : a theological doctrine that the reconciliation effected between God and man by the sufferings of Jesus Christ was efficacious for some but not all men compare general atonement …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Atonement (satisfaction view) — The satisfaction view of the atonement is a doctrine in Christian theology related to the meaning and effect of the death of Jesus Christ and has been traditionally taught in Catholic, Lutheran, and Reformed circles. Theologically and… …   Wikipedia

  • Unlimited atonement — (sometimes called general atonement or universal atonement) is the majority doctrine in Protestant Christianity that is normally associated with Non Calvinist Christians. It originated as a protest against the supralapsarian doctrines formulated… …   Wikipedia

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