In Depth:  D.J. Batty

Dear Sir,

I feel the subject of retiring pastors requires a response. Taking points in order that the writer makes:

Dear Sir,

An interesting article on definite atonement in the March EN. This doctrine has been presented to me many times over the years, and it seems that a case can be made both for it and against it. Of course only those who are the elect will be saved, but I prefer Spurgeon’s illustration rather than spending more time on a subject that can be neither proved nor disproved. He saw the sign over the gates of heaven with writing on both sides – those outside read ‘whosoever will may come’, while those inside read the inscription ‘these are the elect’. That’s how it will end up, so is it worth spending time trying to work out that which cannot be resolved to the satisfaction of everyone?