God did not spare His Son because Christ's death was the predetermined heart of God's plan to purchase mankind back to Himself.
Romans 8:32 says God 'spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all.' Les Feldick teaches that this was no accident: the cross was the highlight of God's eternal plan, set before creation. By His own volition, God allowed the crucifixion so He could reconcile fallen humanity to Himself.
Romans 8:32 — This is the verse directly behind the question—God did not spare His own Son but delivered Him up for us all.
Romans 8:32 is the clearest direct statement: 'He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?' (KJV). The verse presents God's delivering up of His Son as the foundation for His later promise to grant all things to believers. In Romans 8, the apostle Paul builds the believer's security on this finished work, and this verse shows that God gave His very Son as the guarantee.
Les Feldick teaches that God's not sparing His Son was not an accident or a failure on God's part. It was the central piece of God's predeterminate plan laid out before anything was created. The cross was the highlight of that plan, and Christ had to suffer (Clip 1). Les stresses that God could have destroyed the whole human race at the moment of the cross, but instead He withdrew into His sovereignty and chose to pour out mercy, not just for Israel but for the whole human race (Clip 2). God could have zapped the Roman empire with one word, but He voluntarily put Himself under the hands of the men who crucified Him so that He could pour out salvation to everyone (Clip 3). The reason for this, Les says, is found in God's own principles: because God is holy, righteous, and all-knowing, He had to reconcile fallen man back to Himself, and that required the cross (Clip 4). Les also emphasizes that this was a personal sacrifice—if you were the only person on earth, Christ would still have gone through the cross (Clip 5).
No. Les Feldick points out that in God's predeterminate counsel, Israel 'has taken and crucified and slain' Christ, but God was not caught by surprise. It was all in that eternal plan of the ages that Christ must suffer, and it was in God's blueprint for the ages.
God certainly could have stopped it. Les teaches that the God of creation could have 'zapped the whole Roman empire with one word' and could have cleansed the earth of the whole human race. Yet He withdrew into His sovereignty and permitted the Roman soldiers to nail Him to the cross, pouring out mercy for the whole human race.
God did it so that He could purchase mankind back to Himself. Les says God never goes against His own principles; because He is holy, righteous, and omniscient, He knows what must be done to reconcile fallen man back to Himself. This is why the finished work of the cross is the basis for everything God does for us.
What Does "If God Be for Us" Really Mean? Romans 8:31
it's fresh on my mind, where you can see the difference between Paul speaking or writing to believers and his reference to the unbeliever. Ordinarily when he says us and we, he's talking about himself and believers. Never does he include the unbeliever. All right, 1 Thessalonians chapter 5. Actually we have to look at a few verses in chapter 4.
Predetermined Plan of the Ages
Les explains that the cross was the highlight of God's predeterminate plan established before anything was created, and God was not caught by surprise when Christ was crucified.
Sovereign Mercy
Les shows that at the cross God could have cleansed the whole human race, but instead chose to pour out mercy for the whole human race because He is sovereign.
Voluntary Submission
Les stresses that God, of His own volition, permitted Roman soldiers to nail Him to the cross, even though He could have stopped it, in order to pour out salvation.
God's Purpose: Purchasing Mankind
Les directly connects Romans 8:32's 'did not spare His Son' to God's purpose of purchasing mankind back to Himself, and explains that God's holy and righteous nature required this to reconcile fallen man.
Personal Sacrifice for Every Individual
Les emphasizes that Christ died for every individual personally, and even if you were the only person on earth, Christ would still have gone through the cross.
Love as the Reason
Les notes that Jesus willingly suffered crucifixion because He loved us, and He did not have to do it—God could have let the human race go.
Ignorance of the Rulers
Les points out that the princes and rulers did not know who Jesus was, or they would not have crucified the Lord of glory, showing the crucifixion happened in the context of human ignorance but divine plan.
Romans 8:32: He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?
This is the key verse that states God did not spare His Son but delivered Him up, providing the foundation for the entire discussion.
Yes. Les Feldick explains that the cross was in God's predeterminate plan before anything was created, so God was not caught by surprise when Israel and Rome put Christ to death.
Les says God never goes against His own principles. Because God is holy and righteous, He knows what has to be done to reconcile fallen man, and the finished work of the cross is the basis for all He does.
Yes. Les teaches that Christ didn't just put the human race under an umbrella; He died for every individual. Even if you were the only person on earth, Christ would have still gone through the work of the cross.
Watch the Teaching: What Does "If God Be for Us" Really Mean? Romans 8:31