A Letter to an Arminian About: Calvinism

Dear Mr. R— Thank you for the passages of Scripture to which you direct my attention in connection with the truth of Christ’s particular atonement.  When I do as you suggest, namely, compare Isaiah 53:1 with John 12: 37-40, I do not find anything to deny that the atonement is anything but particular or limited to the believers only, and therefore limited to the believers only, and therefore limited only to the elect.  For the “report” of the Gospel, although it is proclaimed to all, is not...