What did Christ's death on the cross make available to everyone?
Christ's death on the cross made reconciliation with God available to the whole human race. Scripture teaches that while people were enemies, they were reconciled to God by the death of His Son. This work of the cross is not merely possible but available to everyone, as God continues offering salvation.
Les explains that lost people are enemies and aliens, not under God's control, yet God does not stop loving His enemies. He keeps pouring out His grace upon them and offering salvation. Les points to Romans 5:10: if when we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of His Son, much more being reconciled we shall be saved by His life. Reconciliation is a crucial term in Paul's letters, and the work of the cross has made it not just possible but available to the whole human race. Christ had to die and shed His blood as payment for sin, but He did not stay in the grave. He arose victorious over sin, death, and hell, and since He was victorious, believers are. That victory is imputed to their account, so they have salvation for this life and for all eternity, already possessing eternal life within.
For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.