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Comment author: [deleted] 07 June 2013 05:25:39PM 3 points [-]

I believe the "great price" is referring to God sacrificing Jesus to redeem the souls of all humanity, including (presumably) you.

But I'm hardly a biblical scholar; see below, lol.

Comment author: gwern 08 June 2013 07:13:46PM 0 points [-]

I believe the "great price" is referring to God sacrificing Jesus to redeem the souls of all humanity, including (presumably) you.

Sure, but presumably I still have control over the disposition of my soul, otherwise that's basically a Calvinist theology, no?