2 Cor 5:21
21For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
This scripture here when properly understood, teaches that Christ did not die for everyone in the world without exception. The being made sin here speaks to Him being made a sin offering, as Isa 53 stated it here Isa 53:10
Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.
And so, Paul says to the Corinthian Church this 1 Cor 15:3
3For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
And so, who are the Our Sins Christ died for ? Why its the same ones Paul says later on in the second letter to the same, those who Christ was made sin in behalf of, and those are made the Righteousness of God in Him. So there you have it, we see who it is Christ died for, them only who are made Righteous See Rom 5:19b. Now are all men without exception made Righteous ? Then the Extent of Christ's Death could not have been for all men without exception ! It was for His Church which He Loved and gave Himself for Eph 5:25-27
25Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
26That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
27 That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
So He was made sin for the Church, His Body !
Amen Brother!
Christ became sin for US 2 Cor. 5:21 and obtained Eternal Redemption for US:
His Body the Church, Chosen in union with Him Eph. 1:4-6 to have redemption through His Blood.
Eph. 1:7
In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
Heb. 9:12
Neither by the blood of goats and calves,
but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for US.
So Christ's Death was exclusively for the US, His Church,
who were made Righteous by His Obedience unto death for them Rom. 5:19b; Phil.2:8.
Yet there are many outside of the Grace of God who shall die in their sins John 8:24
because Christ did not satisfy God's Law and Justice on their behalf, so they must pay
the wages for their own sins Rom. 6:23a:
Rev. 21:8
But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers,
and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars,
shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone:
which is the second death.
