Wesley Corpus

ii. 3, 4.) “Who is the Saviour of all men, especially of those that believe;” (iv. 10;) that is, intentionally of all, and actually of believers. “If any man lack wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not.” (James i. 5.) “The Lord is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.” (2 Peter iii. 9.) “We have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.” (1 John iv. 14.) 21. How will you reconcile reprobation with the following scriptures, which declare that Christ came to save all men; that he died for all; that he atoned for all, even for those that finally perish? “The Son of man is come to save that which is lost,” (Matt. xviii. 11) without any restriction. “Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.” (John i. 29) “God sent his Son into the world, that the world through him might be saved.” (iii. 17.) “I came not ” (now) “to judge the world, but to save the world.” (xii. 47.) “Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died.” (Rom. xiv. 15.) “Through thy knowledge shall thy weak brother perish, for whom Christ died.” (1 Cor. viii. 11.) “We thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead; and that he died for all, that those” (or all) “who live should live unto Him which died for them.” (2 Cor. v. 14, &c.) Here you see, not only that Christ died for all men, but likewise the end of his dying for them. “Christ Jesus, who gave himself a ransom for all.” (1 Tim. ii. 6.) “We see Jesus made lower than the angels, that he might taste death for every man.” (Heb. ii. 9.) “There shall be false teachers among you, who shall privately bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruc tion.” (2 Peter ii. 1.) You see he bought or redeemed even those that perish, that bring upon themselves swift destruction.