"Who gave himself a ransom for all" (1 Timothy 2:6, KJV).
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Jesus Christ's sacrifice is sufficient enough for the entire world, throughout time. Who else but the the Son of God, God Himself in the flesh could make such a payment: a transaction between God and God alone, that none else could pay.
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Held prisoner by our sin, neither the blood of animals could never repay, nor the blood of other men, nor the works of other men could pay such a ransom.
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Enter Jesus Christ, the wisdom of God and the payment of God whose blood bought our/my freedom.
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Whether all men accept this or not, the blood of Christ is there, waiting to be acknowledged by the sinner. The God who would have all men to be saved has made a way for every man to be saved through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ.
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And how is is this salvation received? Through knowledge of the truth (v4). Not a head knowledge, but recognition, and acknowledgement; an intimate heart knowledge, where faith has been planted onto fertile soil prepared by God with His Word.
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That intimate knowledge that knows, "there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus" (v5, KJV); that Jesus Christ, God became a man to give His life a ransom for many, who rose again and has become our mediator, our intercessor with God that we might be reconciled to God and live an eternal, abundant life without the condemnation of sin upon us. Jesus Christ made us accepted in the beloved.
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For, "by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many" (Isaiah 53:11, KJV).

Jerry is a bi-vocational, helping pastor-teacher, Christian life coach, TESOL trainer & manager, author, and freelance writer, with degrees in Christian education, teaching-English, business, theology, and divinity, currently residing in the Philippines. His interests include practical theology.