For whom did Christ die and rise again?
Christ died for mankind, for the sins of mankind, and rose again in power, majesty, and glory for us. Scripture presents His death, burial, and resurrection as the Gospel itself—the predetermined work on which salvation rests, centered entirely on the cross and the risen Christ.
Les teaches that Christ's death was not an accident but was predetermined before anything was ever created. He stresses that the Gospel includes Christ's death, burial, and resurrection, and that many presentations of salvation omit the cross, His death, and His resurrection. Christ died for the sins of mankind, and He rose from the dead in power, majesty, and glory, all for us. Les also notes that God could have spared His Son but did not, because He had foreordained that Christ had to die for the sins of mankind.