Why Christ Came at Christmas - Part 6

First, total depravity

Second, unconditional election

Third, limited atonement

Unlimited atonement

Christ died and paid for the sins of all men without exception in order to make every person’s salvation possible, but His death did not make certain or guarantee any particular person’s salvation

Limited atonement

Christ died and paid for the sins of the elect only with the expressed purpose of His death making certain and securing the elect’s salvation

Fourth, irresistible grace

#1: Grace is resistible

#2: Grace is absolutely irresistible

Two distinct calls of the gospel:

A. The general outward call

B. The special inward call

How the Spirit works in the call of the elect:

A. The Spirit irresistibly draws the elect sinner

B. The Spirit repairs the will of the sinner

Firth, perseverance of the saints

#1: The statement of the doctrine

#2: The evidence for the doctrine

A. God’s justice

B. God’s love