And that he died for all, that they who live should no longer live unto themselves, but unto him who died for them, and rose again.
All Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 5:15 Go To 2 Corinthians 5
John Chrysostom
AD 407
What Paul says here appears to be one thing, but if you look carefully you will see that it is two. First, we live because of Christ. Second, Christ died for us. Either of these would be enough by itself to put us in his debt, but taken together, our liability is overwhelming. Indeed, we could even say that there are three things here, because it was for our sake that he rose again and took the first fruits of the resurrection up to heaven with him.
