What does 'if one died for all' mean in 2 Corinthians 5:14?
In 2 Corinthians 5:14, 'if one died for all' means Christ's death for all implies that all were dead in trespasses and sins and stood under the old Adam. His death for all exposes universal spiritual death, so salvation rests on God's completed work, appropriated by faith, not human effort.
Les teaches that 2 Corinthians 5:14 says the love of Christ constraineth us, drives us on, because we conclude that if one died for all, then all are dead in trespasses and sins and under the old Adam. He connects this to the nitty-gritty of everyday Christian living and the fundamentals: salvation is not maintained by works, no one can brag, God has done everything, and believers simply appropriate it by faith.
For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead: