For He Himself is said to be the Saviour of all men, especially of them that believe; [3791] and His Christ to be the "propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world." [3792] And this, then, is our answer to the allegations of Celsus. Certain other statements, in keeping with the character of the Jews, might be made by some of that nation, but certainly not by the Christians, who have been taught that "God commendeth His love towards us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us;" [3793] and although "scarcely for a righteous man will one die, yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die." [3794] But now is Jesus declared to have come for the sake of sinners in all parts of the world (that they may forsake their sin, and entrust themselves to God), being called also, agreeably to an ancient custom of these Scriptures, the "Christ of God."
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