Extent of Atonement | 04.19.23

Wilkesboro Baptist Church Podcasts · Apr 24, 2023 · 39m

Doctrine of Salvation

Extent of Atonement: What about those who have never heard the gospel?

Chris Hefner

Four Answers to this Question

Universalism: no human being will be forever lost.Pluralism: all sincere followers of their religious will be saved

Inclusivism: all sincere followers of their religious will be saved because Jesus’ sacrifice is behind the religions of the world

Exclusivism: Jesus is the only way of salvation and explicit faith in Christ alone is necessary for salvation

Theological Takeaway: Salvation from sin can only be experienced exclusively through the substitutionary…