And yet, you fail to back up your claim.
Since Christ died for all, I agree. ALL are enemies of God. Christ died for his enemies, so that all might be saved (John 3:17).
Christ died for all. Believers and unbelievers are whom Christ died for. But only the believers will be saved, because God cannot reward those who rebel against Him (unbelievers).
Nope. Look at what the verse says:
For if when we
were enemies we
were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more,
having been reconciled, we
shall be saved by His life. - Romans 5:10
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans5:10&version=NKJV
were enemies/were reconciled = aorist tense
having been reconciled = aorist tense
shall be saved = future tense
"Reconciled" is not "saved."
Reconciled:
Strong's g2644
- Lexical: καταλλάσσω
- Transliteration: katallassó
- Part of Speech: Verb
- Phonetic Spelling: kat-al-las'-so
- Definition: to change, exchange, reconcile.
- Origin: From kata and allasso; to change mutually, i.e. (figuratively) to compound a difference.
- Usage: reconcile.
- Translated as (count): be reconciled (2), having been reconciled (1), having reconciled (1), reconciling (1), we were reconciled (1).
Definition of reconcile
reconciled; reconciling
transitive verb
1 a : to restore to friendship or harmony reconciled the factions
b : settle, resolve reconcile differences
2 : to make consistent or congruous reconcile an ideal with reality
3 : to cause to submit to or accept something unpleasant was reconciled to hardship
4 a : to check (a financial account) against another for accuracy
b : to account for
From
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reconcile
Saved:
Strong's g4982
- Lexical: σῴζω
- Transliteration: sózó
- Part of Speech: Verb
- Phonetic Spelling: sode'-zo
- Definition: to save, heal, preserve, rescue.
- Origin: From a primary sos (contraction for obsolete saos, "safe"); to save, i.e. Deliver or protect (literally or figuratively).
- Usage: heal, preserve, save (self), do well, be (make) whole.
- Translated as (count): to save (18), will be saved (10), to be saved (9), save (7), will save (5), being saved (4), has healed (4), he saved (4), might be saved (3), you will save (3), has cured (2), having saved (2), I might save (2), I will be cured (2), saved (2), there would have been saved (2), they might be saved (2), we will be saved (2), you will be saved (2), Be saved (1), has been healed (1), has saved (1), he will be saved (1), he will get well (1), I might be saved (1), is saved (1), let him save (1), save us (1), saving (1), shall save (1), she might be cured (1), she will be restored (1), she will be saved (1), they should be saved (1), to be healed (1), was cured (1), was healed (1), we were saved (1), were being saved (1), were healed (1), will bring safely (1), you are being saved (1).
Definition of save
saved; saving
transitive verb
1 a : to deliver from sin
b : to rescue or deliver from danger or harm
c : to preserve or guard from injury, destruction, or loss
d : to store (data) in a computer or on a storage device (such as a CD or flash drive) save a file Remember to save your work frequently.
2 a : to put aside as a store or reserve : accumulate saving money for emergencies
b : to spend less by save 25 percent
3 a : to make unnecessary : avoid it saves an hour's driving
b (1) : to keep from being lost to an opponent (2) : to prevent an opponent from scoring or winning
4 : maintain, preserve save appearances
From
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/save
Still misunderstanding what I said, and it keeps causing you to think that I'm contradicting myself.
Try thinking outside your calvinist box for a moment and consider again what I said, within the context that I said it.
