Robbie Schmidtberger
Puritan Board Freshman
Posted over at my blog
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A man who I greatly respect, Mark Driscoll, claims that Jesus Christ died for all people sufficiently, but only saved the elect. So the atonement is sufficient for all, but only effective for those God ordained to salvation. I believe this is incoherent, and wonder if Driscoll is attempting to explain common grace. (I accept Louis Berkhof's definition of common grace.) My conclusion is this. Common grace is not the atonement.
I appreciate comments either here or on my blog. If you want to read Driscoll's own words, quoted in full, hit up my blog.
Snapshot preview.
A man who I greatly respect, Mark Driscoll, claims that Jesus Christ died for all people sufficiently, but only saved the elect. So the atonement is sufficient for all, but only effective for those God ordained to salvation. I believe this is incoherent, and wonder if Driscoll is attempting to explain common grace. (I accept Louis Berkhof's definition of common grace.) My conclusion is this. Common grace is not the atonement.
I appreciate comments either here or on my blog. If you want to read Driscoll's own words, quoted in full, hit up my blog.