II Corinthians 5:11-21
I keep seeing verses in II Corinthians that are so well known to me – and I suspect, to others:
- …one died for all, therefore all died; and He died for all, so that they who live might no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died and rose again on their behalf. (vv. 14b-15)
- Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come. (v. 17)
- …God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their trespasses against them… (v. 19a)
- Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ… (v. 20a)
- He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. (v. 21)
I wonder where Paul stands among the most quoted writers of all time…??
Slava Bohu!
The word that jumped out at me was “reconciliation”. I seemed to pick out the verses in between the ones you did, Fred! It involves changing relationships between God and man and man and man. And it’s initiated by God, but when we accept this, we are empowered to share this reconciliation with others, e.g., our ministry. What and how? Through love.