Michael Terran

Your point about the later mention of ‘in the Lord’ seems to refute the view that ‘all men’ refers to Christian and non-Christian.  Am I seeing this right?

so my words are not taken out of context (LOL).

when the verse says all men that includes all men…everyone! Believers and Nonbelievers..all humans!

the phrase “In the Lord”…. Paul is now turning and speaking to believers/the church because you have to be “in the Lord” to be a believer.
Paul by the Holy Spirit tells us first that Christ is the creator or source of man..all!
It seems to me that the spirit is giving us the reading some basic info on God and the Beginning! Then it goings into speaking to the Believer “In The Lord”…the new creation in Christ! Does this clear things up for you?