Does God Believe in Double Jeopardy?
Does God punish sins in Jesus Christ and also cause individuals to suffer damnation for these same sins? The question obviously has to do with the extent of the atonement. For whom did Christ die? Did He really pay for the sins of everyone in the world? If Christ paid for the sins of every human being, no human being could justly be sent to hell to pay for their own sins. But, you say, God only provides salvation. It is up to us to accept that salvation. The sin for which we may suffer is the sin of rejecting Christ. I respond, if Christ died to pay the penalty due to every human being for all their sins, the sin of rejecting Christ is also covered by His blood. The question remains. For whom did Christ die? Christ shed His blood for every human being who trusts in that blood. Look again at John 3:16. “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.” The text most often used to proclaim Christ died fo
