John Piper on Extent of the atonement
B. 1946 · REFORMED BAPTIST
STANDARD SCHOLARLY ACCOUNTAFFIRMS°
Definite — for the elect, effectually
THE POSITION
Definite atonement.
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SCRIPTURE
JOHN 10:11 · BSB
11 I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.
7 OTHERS HOLD THIS
Voddie BauchamJonathan EdwardsSecond London Baptist ConfessionJohn MacArthurJohn OwenR.C. SproulWestminster Confession
Universal — for all, applied on faithJACOBUS ARMINIUS · ATHANASIUS · CHRYSOSTOM · LUTHER · PHILIP MELANCHTHON · WESLEY
Sufficient for all, efficient for the electAQUINAS · CALVIN · CHARLES HADDON SPURGEON
Never framed in these termsAUGUSTINE · JOSH HOWERTON · NICAEA I · ZWINGLI
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Longtime pastor of Bethlehem Baptist, Minneapolis, and founder of Desiring God. Reformed soteriology combined with continuationism and historic premillennialism.
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"John Piper on Extent of the atonement", Examined Doctrine, July 2026 edition, https://examineddoctrine.com/position/piper/atonement-extent (archived at https://examineddoctrine.com/editions/2026-07/position/piper/atonement-extent).