Let there be no misunderstanding at
this point. The Arminian limits the atonement as certainly as does the
Calvinist. The Calvinist limits the extent of it in that he says it does not
apply to all persons (although as has already been shown, he believes that it
is efficacious for the salvation of the large proportion of the human race);
while the Arminian limits the power of it, for he says that in itself it does
not actually save anybody. The Calvinist limits it quantitatively, but not
qualitatively; the Arminian limits it qualitatively, but not quantitatively.
For the Calvinist it is like a narrow bridge which goes all the way across the
stream; for the Arminian it is like a great wide bridge which goes only
half-way across....
Loraine Boettner
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