FOR WHOM DID CHRIST DIE?

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:

A. That if the last be true, all men have some
sins to answer for, and so, none are saved.
B. 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.
C. 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!"