That the concept of limited atonement is supported by the Holy Bible

Con said: “there is a difference between limited salvation and limited atonement.” Rebuttal: Please consider: Salvation is a result of atonement. In order to be saved, we need faith in atonement,also known as Grace. (Grace is the subjective free gift of salvation throughfaith in Jesus Christ, i.e. atonement.) If you don’t believe, you won’t getsaved. Agreed? If your doctrine of Unlimited Atonement is true, then everyone has equal ability and oportunity to believe in Jesus Christ and be saved. The only way that can work is through free will. Your faith has to be a product of willpower or free will. “I desire (choose, will, decide) to accept Christ into my heart, therefor I will be saved.” Agreed? Here is the problem with that Doctrine: If mankind has the ability to choose Jesus through free will, then faith is a product of willpower. Yet Romans teaches: Romans 12:3 -For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned. We can see clearly, without dispute, God assigns us faith. It’s not a product of free will. If you’re still skeptical, I can prove that Jesus Christ (God) is the author of faith: Hebrews 12:2 -looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy thatwas set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at theright hand of the throne of God. Another scripture that shows us that mankind plays zero part in their own salvation: Ephesians 2:8 - For by grace you have been saved throughfaith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God,9not a result of works, so that no one may boast. 10 For we are hisworkmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God preparedbeforehand, that we should walk in them. Therein stands the problem of unlimited atonement: If Christ died for the whole world then the whole world must have access to faith(which saves your soul). Since we know that faith is a product of God and not ofman, we must assume that God grants faith to everyone. If he doesn’t, then it’sno longer universal atonement but rather limited atonement. That means: If you’re correct, then the following is the logical process: Christ died for the world. (Atonement) God grants faith in Christ to the world. (Faith) Faith grants salvation. (Grace) The whole world is saved. Hell is empty. That also means: Limited Atonement = Limited Salvation (Calvinism) Unlimited Atonement = Total Salvation (Heresy) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Con said: Regarding the verses from Isaiah, my opponents position is that all the pronouns, "we", "us", "the many", "their", are referring only to the Jews and saved believers. However, this is merely my opponent's arbitrary interpretation. Rebuttal: Isaiah 1:1 - The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. Respectfully, it is not my interpretation. It is a literal reading of scripture. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Con said: My opponents arguments must be supported by Scripture itself, and not merely by interpretation.Rebuttal: My arguments are entirely rooted in scripture. Not a single argument has been established without Biblical orthodoxy. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Con said: If God loves only those who will eventually turn to him, it limits his love. Rebuttal: The only thing that limits God, is God. If the scripture states that he has alimited patience and love then we must accept that as a character attribute of God. Let review God’s character: If God had an absolute love for the world, as to justify unlimited atonement, thenLeviticus is in error: Leviticus 20:23 -And you shall not walk in the customs of the nation that I am driving outbefore you, for they did all these things, and therefore I detestedthem. Deuteronomy must also be a lie: Deuteronomy 28:63 -And as the LORD took delight in doing you good and multiplying you, so the LORDwill take delight in bringing ruin upon you and destroying you.And you shall be plucked off the land that you are entering to take possessionof it. Psalms must be ignored to view God as you see him: Psalms 5:5 -The boastful shall not stand before your eyes; you hate all evildoers. Youdestroy those who speak lies; the LORD abhors the bloodthirstyand deceitful man. In conclusion, I’d like to show you a passage about God’s love and what the reaction to it should be: Psalms 5:7 - But I, through the abundance of your steadfastlove, will enter your house. I will bow down toward your holy temple inthe fear of you. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------Con said: As a final point, I would like to point out a small, but important problem with Pro's case. He consistently implies that Limited Atonement is a Calvinist doctrine. Rebuttal: Limited Atonement is a Calvinistic doctrine. While Calvin himself may not have authoredit directly, the doctrine is a logical conclusion derived from his works. He is credited for the doctrine because he laid the groundwork. Georg Simon Ohm discovered the nature of electrical resistances, yet Otis Boykin invented the resistor. We still write the resistance value in Ohms, not Boykins. It’s a trivial objection and makes limited atonement no less Calvinistic.