First I add more scripture so we can look at it and old better to the context.
1 Corinthians 15:20-31 (NKJV)
20 But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.
21 For since by man came death, by Man also came the resurrection of the dead.
22 For as in Adam ALL die, even so in Christ ALL shall be made alive.
23 But each one in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, afterward those who are Christ's at His coming.
24 Then comes the end, when He delivers the kingdom to God the Father, when He puts an end to all rule and all authority and power.
25 For He must reign till He has put all enemies under His feet.
26 The last enemy that will be destroyed is death.
27 For "He has put all things under His feet." But when He says "all things are put under Him," it is evident that He who put all things under Him is excepted.
28 Now when all things are made subject to Him, then the Son Himself will also be subject to Him who put all things under Him, that God may be all in all.
29 Otherwise, what will they do who are baptized for the dead, if the dead do not rise at all? Why then are they baptized for the dead?
30 And why do we stand in jeopardy every hour?
31 I affirm, by the boasting in you which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.
I can see what you are saying but do not read what you are saying the same way, having reread these verses numerous times I am still of the same view brother.
I have two orchards, one is an apple orchard, the other a pear orchard. I am talking to you stood in by apple orchard and say you can have all from my orchard.
I am talking about the apples orchard, you are expecting the pear orchard also. It is the word ALL.
If we read v20-28 taking ALL in v22, For as in Adam ALL die, even so in Christ ALL shall be made alive. I have to stop and say, hang on brother paul, has my dear friend got a good point here.
But then I read on, v29 onwards talks of those who are baptised into Christ Jesus, so those last few verses tell me, Paul is here talking of ALL the saved who have died.
These verses when quoting 'ALL' are referring to 'ALL' those who are Christ's, not ALL as in lost and saved souls.
You raise a good point brother and all good points must be considered against The Word. But we are born into sin, we are not saved automatically, we must be born again.
John 3:3-7 (NKJV)
3 Jesus answered and said to him, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."
4 Nicodemus said to Him, "How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born?"
5 Jesus answered, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.
6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
7 Do not marvel that I said to you, 'You must be born again.'
Clarified further in
John 3:18-21 (NKJV)
18 He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
19 And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
20 For everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed.
21 But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been done in God."
God will eventually call ALL who are born again to eternal life
He will also call ALL who are unsaved to The Great White Throne Judgement and eternal damnation.
I wanna ask you one question to chew on. Well, maybe more that one.
Romans 5:18 :"Therefore as by one mans offense(Adam), judgement came to all men, resulting in condemnation, even so through one Mans righteous act(Jesus) the
free gift came upon all men, resulting in justification of life." All=All in both cases.
In this verse we see that God condemned all men for what Adam did. We also see that God justified all men unto life because of what Jesus did.
Neither one of these had anything to do with our choice.
So my question is this, Is the original sin of eating from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil that Adam did a more serious sinful act that cannot
be paid for by the blood of Jesus so that he himself could not be reconciled along with the rest of man, or is the sacrifice of the Son as the propitiation for
sin a greater sacrifice on Gods part that resolves all sin to all men? This is the jest of the verse. Which carries more weight?
Adams sin or Jesus' sacrifice?
This does not leave out anybody from coming to Jesus for salvation as that seed of life must be obtained from him, as God gave him that authority at his
glorification.
All must come to and through Jesus according to the calling and timing of the Father.
There is a need ,believe it or not for the sinner, for without the sinner you could not experience evil against you and there would be nothing to forgive.
Forgiveness is what generates love in the one who forgives, which is why Jesus tells us to forgive endlessly so that we may be more like our Father
which is in heaven. Who is Love. Therefore, when God decides that you will be the one who sins and brings evil to his elect that he is maturing we are commanded to
forgive them as Jesus did on his cross. It doesn't mean that they are left out of salvation as at some point in time as we were all sinners who received faith to
believe from God according to his schedule and they will too. I speak of those who have received this grace already.
The above is called the Mystery of iniquity and is by the design of God. 2 Th 2:7
Now if you are following me lets look at the eternal punishment. God says your born into condemnation period. But now that God did not call you to Jesus
you deserve to be roasted alive forever in a place called hell. Does this sound like a God who is Love? Does this sound like a God that will forgive our
sins for his own sake. Isaiah 43:25 Does this picture paint a scenario where all things have been reconciled back to Jesus? Col 1:20
The love of God for us is and will always be greater than we could ever understand. But in bringing his children to an understanding necessary to
give them all things pertaining to the kingdom, there will be pain. But that pain will be forgotten as a woman in labor once delivered of the child.
Gods plan never allowed for our choice as his choice for us is far greater than we could choose for ourselves. He has never abdicated his throne in favor
of our decisions.
Is it possible that we are missing or misunderstanding something that causes the contradiction?
