“For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead:”
2 Corinthians 5:14 KJV
Paul reveals that the love of Christ constrains us and resonates within us; leaving us with only one conclusion - when Jesus died, every individual simultaneously died. In God’s logic, One has died for all, thus all have died. Jesus one hundred percent died humanity’s death, not 99% or for 99%! If Paul had to compromise the last part of this verse to read “one died for all therefore only those who follow the prescriptions to qualify, have also died”, then he would have had to change the first half of the verse as well! Only the agapé love of Christ can make a calculation of such enormous proportions! The religious mind would question the extremity of God’s love and would prefer to add a condition or two to a statement like that! We no longer live self-absorbed lives for we are convinced that He has given His life for all of us and it is Christ’s love that fuels our passion and holds us tightly! God of Love! Hallelujah!
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