l. The
Word of God plainly states that CHRIST DIED FOR AND REDEEMED A SPECIFIC
PEOPLE (Isa. 53:8; John
2. The gospel doctrine of
limited atonement ASCRIBES THE WHOLE WORK OF REDEMPTION TO CHRIST ALONE AND
GIVES HIM ALL PRAISE FOR IT (Rev. 5:9-10; Psa. 115:1).
3. The
declaration of ACCOMPLISHED REDEMPTION GIVES HOPE TO HELPLESS, PERISHING
SINNERS (Isa. 40:1-2).
4. The knowledge of AN
EFFECTUAL ATTONEMENT GIVES BELIEVERS A REAL BASIS FOR ASSURANCE (Rom.