Did Christ die only for Israel's sins or for everyone's sins?
Christ died not only for Israel's sins but for the sins of all people, including pagan Corinthians, America, Europe, and the Orient. Scripture states He died for them all according to the Scriptures, fulfilling God's design from day one to take upon Himself men's sin.
Les teaches that Paul delivered what he also received: that Christ died for our sins. Les emphasizes that this was not limited to Israel's sins. It included the sins of the pagan Corinthians, America, Europe, and the Orient. He died for them all, according to the Scriptures. Les sees this as the fulfillment of God's whole design from day one, that He would take upon Himself men's sin. The surrounding context also shows Paul was separated from the Twelve and sent to the Gentiles, fitting the gospel's outreach beyond Israel to the nations.
For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
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Was Jesus' death for sin part of God's plan from the beginning?
Christ's death for sins was the fulfillment of God's whole design from day one — that He would take upon Himself men's sin.