FOR WHO DID CHRIST DIE?

by: John Owen

The Father imposed His wrath due unto, and the Son underwent punishment for, either:

1. All the sins of all men.
2. All the sins of some men, or
3. Some of the sins of all men.

In which case it may be said:

1. That if the last be true, all men have some sins to answer for, and so, none are saved.
2. That if the second be true, then Christ, in their stead suffered for all the sins of all the elect in the whole world, and this is the truth.
3. But if the first be the case, why are not all men free from the punishment due unto their sins?

You answer, “Because of unbelief.” I ask, Is this unbelief a sin, or is it not? If it be, then Christ suffered the punishment due unto it, or He did not. If He did, why must that hinder them more than their other sins for which He died? If He did not, He did not die for all their sins!

It is a new phase in my life and I don’t know how much I will be able to post anymore, but I will try. I go back to work full time tomorrow so it should promise to be hectic. I have quite a bit of stuff on my plate and they are as follows:

1. Spend time with wife and baby
2. Spend time with wife and baby
3. Spend more time with wife and baby

I also have other stuff going on, like a couple of trips to Peoria coming up. One will be for Allen’s baptism at a still undetermined time. Also, Providence Church has a Family Reformation Conference with James McDonald coming up September 29 through October 1 that I am heavily involved in planning (head on over there and register!). I will also be doing the graphical design for the bulletins, as well as filming and editing the entire thing.

Then we will be traveling to San Antonio for the Film Festival held on October 19, 20, and 21.

Busy times, busy times!

Can you tell I like him?

Today, August 16, 2006, at 12:28pm, a 6 lbs. 12 oz. 19 1/2 inch long miracle was born to me and Rachel. We have named him Timmothy Allen Draper III, and will call him Allen. Everything appears normal and healthy, Rachel is feeling quite well actually considering a semi long labor, and Allen is nursing away without any difficulties! Praise God for such a miracle. May he grant us the grace to raise him in the nurture and admonition of the Lord!