An “Accomplished” Redemption

This is an excellent introduction to the doctrine of “accomplished Redemption,” often referred to as limited redemption or limited atonement.

Summary: the words of John Owen — sufficiency for all — to save “his own people” — Proof of the doctrine; from the doctrine of election — from Scripture — from the nature of Christ’s death — from the intercession of Christ — from the analogy between Adam and Christ — Objections to the doctrine; contrary to the justice of God —  contrary to the goodness of God — contrary to free agency — contrary to universalist passages — discourages soul-winning efforts — not an incentive to holiness — conclusion.

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About the author: William James Grier (1902-1983) was born in Co. Donegal, Ireland. He attended Queen’s University Belfast and later Princeton Theological Seminary, where he studied theology under Gresham Machen and Geerhardus Vos. On his return to Ireland, Grier was among the founders of the Evangelical Bookshop in Belfast in 1926 and of what became the Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Ireland in 1927. For many years, he edited the Church’s magazine and pastored the Stranmillis congregation of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church.