Dr. Jason Gastrich, Th.D said,
While this is an important issue, it <span style="background-color:#FFFF00">isn't</span> an essential doctrine. The doctrine of salvation is an essential doctrine. Therefore, it is good to avoid things that could divide us …..
Just so you understand this is a Christian board where we discuss “theology” (something you
claim to be familiar with). You claim to desire “to avoid things that could divide us.” Right now what divides us is your inability to answer a simple question—“For whom did Christ die?”
In all my years of ministry I have never seen a person claiming a ThD or even a real Christian claim that the Doctrine of the Atonement
<span style="background-color:#FFFF00">isn't</span> an essential doctrine. Then you contradict yourself by saying,
The doctrine of salvation is an essential doctrine. How does one have an essential Doctrine of Salvation without an essential Doctrine of the Atonement? <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/drop.gif" alt="" /> Are you espousing a Doctrine of Salvation without an essential Doctrine of Atonement? <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/scratch1.gif" alt="" />
Again, I repeat the question that you seemingly are unable to answer: “For whom did Christ die?” or, if you like, “Is the Scripture in error saying that Christ died
only for His elect? Please explain your answer—fully.
