We Thus Judge

2 Corinthians 5:14 KJV
For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead:

The apostle makes a judgment in this passage that must not be ignored. He says that is One died for all; that is the Lord Jesus Christ, if His death was in the stead of all of mankind, if Jesus died because of and for the sins of all men, then the conclusion must be this, that all men are dead.

Dead in trespasses and sins
Dead in relationship to God
Dead in a life that will go on to heaven
Dead in understanding of spiritual things
Dead in awareness to the invisible things of God

It is strange indeed to the fallen human nature that the death of one can lead to life for all who believe upon the Lord Jesus Christ.

But it should not be so difficult to grasp;
The death of the seed leads to the life of the plant that springs from it
The death of an animal used as meat leads to the life of the one who consumes the meat
The expenditure of energy (like a death) leads to the power (like a life) that operates our machinery

Even so, but in a much more significant way, the death of God in flesh, leads to the life of those who place their faith in Him.