Monday 13 July 2020

Ministers of Reconciliation

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2 Corinthians 5:17 is a very popular Bible verse, which says, “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.” My focus today is on the next two verses which says, “Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation, 19that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed to us the word of reconciliation.”

Verse 17 of 2 Corinthians 5 says, there is a new creation, in other words, a new person, a new person who is different from the regular type of persons we see every day. In other words a new breed of person. Now, this person doesn’t carry the characteristics of the persons we see every day. A new creation would imply new behaviours, characteristics, personality, not of this world.

Verse 18 explains that all things are now of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Christ Jesus. To make things clearer, Adam is the father of a species of people who populated the earth. Therefore, the world had his genes and characteristics, and because of his fall, he was separated from God, which affected the entire world. But a new Adam was formed in the person of Jesus Christ who is of God and not separated from God, which is why if anyone is IN Christ, being born of Spirit under Christ, the old life of the first Adam dies, and a new person in the form and characteristics of the new Adam—Jesus Christ is born (what we call being born again).

This new life isn’t separated from God, and the characteristics and personality the person possesses is exactly as Jesus’, thus reconciliation is between the person and the God the Father is born. The new person is a citizen of Zion and not of this earth, which is why God through Jesus Christ has given us the ministry of reconciliation. In other words, we are sent to this world as Ambassadors to spread the good news that God through Jesus has reconciled all to Himself [has freed us from bondage]. The suffering of a man trying to please God through religion has been done in Christ Jesus. What we couldn’t achieve through our religion, Jesus did it for us through His death, burial, and resurrection, as God is not imputing our trespasses to us anymore, and has committed to us the word of reconciliation.

In order to activate the reconciliation given to us is to receive it by receiving Jesus as our new life, by confessing with our mouth the Lord Jesus, and believe with our heart that God raised Him from the dead, and we would be saved, (ref.: Romans 10:9), leaving this old life and taking up a brand new life and person who is of Christ.

The ministry of reconciliation is the chief purpose of every born of God, who are sent to earth as Ambassadors. These Ambassadors are who we popularly know as the church. And if any church isn’t spreading the love of reconciliation in Christ Jesus being led by the Holy Spirit, that isn’t a church, but a set of people misleading the world.

Remember, the truth being spread doesn’t focus on imputing people sins against them, rather they share the love Jesus brought in His new life He is offering us because Jesus was made sin for us and we became the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus, (ref.: 2 Corinthians 5:21).

 

May the LORD bless you and keep you, make His face shine upon you. May the LORD be gracious to you and lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace. AMEN.

                    

 

Why not accept Jesus today if you haven’t. Pray out loud, “Jesus, I confess that You are my Lord and Saviour. I believe in my heart that God raised You from the dead. By faith in Your Word, I receive salvation now. Thank You for saving me!” Congratulations, you’re born again, you are now brand new!

                                          

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Unless otherwise stated, the following scriptures are gotten from New King James Version (NKJV)

 


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