For whom did Jesus die?

• My question is, did Jesus die for the sins of  the world or only for those who were predestined? Good question, Terri. Let me ask you a  question. Did He die for everyone or no one? Everyone. Okay. The Bible says He’s the propitiation  for our sins, and not for ours only,   but the sins of the whole world. So the  only Savior the world has is Christ.
• A   second question is this: Was His death  an actual atonement or a potential one? Actual. Yeah. Okay. So if it was an actual atonement,  then it actually provided atonement for someone,   not no one. So let me unpack that for you, okay. If you believe that Jesus provided an atonement  for every human being who ever lived, then   everyone goes to heaven.
• Right? If He actually  died for everyone in the world, everyone goes to   heaven, because that’s an actual atonement. But  since we know that’s not true, because there is   a hell, and many are headed to hell, we know  that He didn’t actually die for everyone. So   you could conclude, “Oh, He didn’t actually die  for anyone, He potentially died for everyone.”   In other words, He had sort of a potential  atonement that the sinner activates by faith.
• That diminishes the atonement. Now you’re telling  me that if Jesus only did a potential atonement   that is activated by faith, then it would be  fair to say that He did the same thing for the   people in hell He did for the people in heaven,  but the people in heaven were smart enough to   take advantage of it. This makes the atonement  something less than real.
• But if the Scripture   says, “He bore our sins in His own body on  the cross,” then it is an actual atonement.   If it is an actual atonement, it was an actual  atonement only for those who believe; and those   who believe are the elect. Okay? You don’t want  to turn the atonement into a potential atonement,   because now you’ve diminished it.