Did Christ die for every man according to Scripture?
Yes. Scripture states that Christ died for every man and tasted death for every man; it also says God is not willing that any should perish. Alongside this, Scripture declares that believers were chosen in Him before the foundation of the world, and both truths are to be accepted by faith.
Les teaches from these verses that the Scripture is full of the truth that Christ died for every man and tasted death for every man, and that God is not willing that any should perish. He also points to the Scripture saying the believer was chosen before the foundation of the world. Les says he cannot explain those two facts but lets them stand in Scripture by faith, because this is what God has said. His river illustration pictures humanity flowing along, with doors of opportunity marked “Whosoever will may come”; after passing through, the believer looks back and sees “Chosen in Him” before the world was created. The believer decides, yet the moment he decides, God says, “I chose you.”