2 Corinthians 5:16-19
16 Therefore, from now on, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know Him thus no longer.
17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.
18 Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation,
19 that 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.
Context
- How does the gospel change the way we view others? (Romans 9:1-3, 10:1, 2 Corinthians 4:18, 5:1-15, Galatians 3:28, 2 Timothy 2:24)
Reflection
- What is a ‘new creation’ in Christ? (Ezekiel 36:26, John 1:12, 13, 3:3, 8:32, Ephesians 2:1-5, 1 Peter 1:23)
- What happens to us in imputation & reconciliation? (Psalm 32:1, 2, John 10:11, Romans 4:1-8, 8:7-10, Philippians 2:9)
- In what way are we ‘ministers of reconciliation’? (John 20:21, 2 Corinthians 4:5, Ephesians 6:20, 1 Peter 2:9-11)
Testimony Time
- How has your life been ‘changed’ by Jesus Christ? (John 9:25, Acts 9:3-7, Ephesians 5:8)
- How are you spreading the word of reconciliation (Proverbs 11:30, 24:10-12, Acts 1:8, 9:20, Romans 10:15)
