Can you lose salvation if Jesus paid for your sins? Depends on your view of the atonement. Calvinist (limited atonement): Jesus only paid for the elect's sins, so losing salvation would mean he 'unpaid' — impossible. Non-Calvinist (unlimited atonement): Jesus paid for all sins; the APPLICATION is upon those who receive Christ. If someone walks away, it's not that payment was reversed but that they left the relationship.

If atonement is limited (Calvinist): Jesus paid only for the saved → losing salvation = Jesus unpaying, which is incoherent → supports perseverance of the saints. If atonement is unlimited: Jesus paid for all sin → application is to those who receive Christ → walking away doesn't reverse payment, it leaves the relationship. Mike presents both views without committing, showing how one's atonement theology affects the losing-salvation question.