Hi Charlemagne,

re your comment "Jesus Christ bought all of creation with His blood(his obedient sufferings). It is all given to Him by His Father as His reward. "

How would you reconcile that notion to a seeming distinction Christ draws in John 17:9:

"I am praying for them. I am not praying for the world but for those whom you have given me, for they are yours"


And if all creation was already bought by Christ by his blood, then what efficacy is left of a seemingly empty (given your comment) Ephesians 2:13?:

"But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ."


thx