Who Did Jesus Die For?

I am having a discussion with friends, and they don’t believe that Christ died for all. They got some scripture I am not sure of. I believe Christ died for all, just it is only good for those who accept it that unless you believe and accept, then His death means nothing.

Q. I am having a discussion with friends, and they don’t believe that Christ died for all. They got some scripture I am not sure of. I believe Christ died for all, just it is only good for those who accept it, that unless you believe and accept, then His death means nothing. So His blood is of no effect to those who refuse it.

For example, did Christ die for Eli’s sons in 1 Sam 3:14?

A. John 3:16 says that God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that who so ever would believe in Him would not perish but have everlasting life. Several other verses say essentially the same thing. Everyone who asks receives. All who are weary can come to Him for rest, etc. That means that God has left the matter of salvation up to us to accept or reject. To me if anyone can choose, then He died for everyone. Otherwise He couldn’t issue a blanket offer of salvation to anyone willing to receive it.

The most horrible feeling I can imagine would be to discover after it’s too late that Jesus gave his life to save mine, and I didn’t accept it. In other words, He paid the price for my sins and I refused to be pardoned, electing to pay the price myself.

Since Jesus died once for all time, then His death covers both Old and New Testament believers. Although Eli’s sons blatantly betrayed their trust, if they had asked the coming redeemer to forgive them, then He would have. But the way I read the text, they kept getting worse and worse until they had put themselves beyond His reach, just like many do in our time.