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General-Arminian

Christ died indifferently for all, the application conditioned on foreseen faith — the Arminian position rejected by III.6.

This is a contested or rejected alternative.

The Westminster baseline on Extent of Atonement is Particular. Personas and schools listed below hold this alternative position instead — either because they argued for it at the Assembly (like the Erastians on polity) or because they represent a receiving tradition that departed from the Standards on this point.

Cruxes on this attribute

The Assembly navigated 1 crux that bear directly on Extent of Atonement.

The Extent of the Atonement January 1646 One of the Assembly's bruising sessions: Christ died for whom?

Other positions on Extent of Atonement

Particular WCF Christ purchased redemption only for the elect; the atonement is intended, designed, and applied for the elect alone (WCF III.6, VIII.5, VIII.8). Hypothetical-Universal Christ's death is sufficient for all and intended conditionally for all who believe, while efficacious only for the elect — the Calamy-Davenant-Vines reading the Standards' language does not exclude.

Cite this position

Study Reformed, “General-Arminian” (Position), Westminster Standards Atlas, version 79a5f9880ac1, https://studyreformed.com/atlas/cite/position/god_decree/extent_of_atonement/general/.

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