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November 12, 2025

Has Christ Forgiven Unbelievers?

1 John 1:7-9, Acts 10:43, atonement, Benefits, consequences, forgive, Forgiven, Forgiveness, John 1:29, Judgment, limited atonement, Sin, TULIP, Unbelievers

Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Sam Marr are answering a question from a listener about forgiveness. If the atonement was good for the covering of all sin, are unbelievers, in any sense, forgiven for their sin? What are the extents of Christ’s atonement? Please listen today and each weekday, to the Grace in Focus podcast!

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Does God Love the Whole World?

January 24, 2025 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - 1 John 2:2, kosmos, limited atonement

The word world (Greek kosmos) occurs 213 times in the NT. Calvinists have difficulty with verses like John 1:29, 3:16, and I John 2:2 because such verses indicate that Christ died for the sins of the whole world and that God loves the whole world. They have a clever way of explaining why those verses

When in Doubt, Go Big

September 8, 2022 by Kathryn Wright in Blog - Kingdom, limited atonement, rewards

It is not surprising that we live in a world that has a defective view of God. Even those who believe a Creator exists do not understand the extent of His promises, as well as His ability to accomplish them, as found in the Bible. For example, for many people, the concept of heaven is

What Is the Role of the Shed Blood of Christ in Forgiveness? Part 1 Did Jesus Actually or Potentially Take Away the Sin of the World?

December 10, 2021 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - 1 John 2:2, John 1:29, limited atonement

I received this terrific question from Dan. He writes: My wife and I are fairly new Christians. We live in a suburb south of San Diego. We attend a large Baptist church, and two weeks ago we joined a home Bible study. We are learning all sorts of new things, but at this second Bible

The Teaching That You Cannot Be Sure That Christ Died for You Is One of the Worst False Teachings of All Time

January 20, 2021 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - 1 John 2:2, Assurance, John 1:29, limited atonement, unlimited atonement

A reader of our blog, K, cited one of my blogs in which I said that you know you are believing in Jesus to save you if you have assurance of everlasting life. K responded with this cry for help: I do not have assurance of everlasting life. I want to be saved. I’m terrified I’m

Two Aspects of the Cross

January 1, 2021 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - atonement, Chafer, cross, limited atonement, unlimited atonement

I have started working in earnest on my next book. As a follow-up to Chosen to Serve, which dealt with the doctrine of election, my next book will show that both Limited Atonement and Unlimited Atonement should be rejected because they both (wrongly) assume the benefits of the cross come as a package. My questions

November 17, 2020

Have All Sins Been Paid For?

John 1:29, limited atonement, Mercy seat, Rom 3:25, Sin barrier

Have our sins been paid for whether we believe in Jesus or not? What does the word propitiation mean? Bob and Shawn discuss John 1:29 and Rom 3:25 and the benefits of the cross for the believer.

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November 16, 2020

Limited Atonement: What Does it Really Mean?–Is it Biblical?

cross, evangelism, John1:29, limited atonement

What is the Calvinist belief of Limited Atonement and how does it differ from universalism? What is the role of the cross in evangelism? Listen to Bob and Shawn's excellent discussion on Limited Atonement versus Free Grace teaching.

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Unlimited Atonement

June 26, 2020 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - 1 John 2:2, John 1:29, limited atonement, unlimited atonement

Check out this short but powerful question I recently received: Thank you for your ministry. I have a question. When the Bible says that Jesus died for the sins of the world (1 John 2:2), does that mean that Jesus died for everyone’s sin, or does it mean that you need to believe that Jesus