Who Does God Want to be Saved?

1 Timothy 2:4 Revisited

Introduction

In 1 Timothy 2:4, the apostle Paul declares that God “desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.” Many Arminians see this verse as providing the strongest Biblical support for the belief that God wants everyone to believe and be saved. Realizing the difficulties that this would pose to the doctrines of unconditional election and limited atonement, Calvinists argue that Arminians have misunderstood this verse. They argue that ...