Does "Christ died for all" (2 Corinthians 5:14-15) mean all people?

Chuck Smith followed Paul's own logic: "if Jesus died for all men, then it must be that all men were dead." The "all" who died and the "all" Christ died for are the same "all" in one sentence: "if one died for all, then were all dead" (2 Corinthians 5:14). Read Chuck on 2 Corinthians 5:14 in the reader. Chuck Smith commentary used by permission of The Word For Today.

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