“The Message of Reconciliation”
Therefore,
if anyone is in Christ, he is a New Creation.
The old has passed away; behold the new has come. All this is from God who through Christ
reconciled us to Himself and gave us the Ministry of Reconciliation. 2 Corinthians 5:17-18
Now, let us
talk a little bit about this MINISTRY, and its MESSAGE. When mankind sinned against God it brought
about a BREAK in the RELATIONSHIP they had with God. But because of the AMAZING, UNFAILING LOVE of
the CREATOR GOD, for the CROWN of His CREATION; MANKIND, God, brought about a
RESTORATION of that relationship, which was carried out through the WORK of GOD’S
SON, the LORD JESUS CHRIST, on the CROSS.
The MESSAGE
of RECONCILIATION that we, the TRUE BELIEVERS MUST share is that, God is RECONCILING
the world to Himself, through JESUS CHRIST, His Son, and NOT COUNTING their
TRESPASSES (sins) against them. There
are two aspects to this RECONCILIATION:
It MUST be PROCLAIMED, and it MUST be RECEIVED by FAITH in JESUS CHRIST.
When it is RECEIVED by a person, they will become a NEW CREATION in Christ, and
the OLD life-style will PASS AWAY, and the NEW will come. Then they are FREE from the PENALTY of their
sins. This does NOT mean that they are
SINLESS. It means that when they fall
into temptation, because of a sin, that sin will NOT be COUNTED against
them. But should that happen, their RELATIONSHIP
with GOD will be BROKEN and RECONCILIATION will NEED to be applied, before they
can be RESTORED to a RIGHT RELATIONSHIP with God.
It is the
MANDATE of EVERY TRUE BELIEVER to PROCLAIM the MESSAGE of RECONCILIATION to
this UNBELIEVING WORLD. JESUS CHRIST
became a SIN OFFERING, VOLUNTAIRLY as a SUBSTITUTE, bearing the PENALTY for the
SINS of others. The PURPOSE of His LIFE,
DEATH and RESURRECTION, was for those who will BELIEVE, to have a RIGHTEOUS
STANDING with GOD. Do you have a
RIGHTEOUS STANDING with God, through the WORK of His Son, the LORD JESUS
CHRIST? Or are you REJECTING His
INVITATION to be RECONCILED to Him, and in doing so, you are sealing your ETERNAL
DESTINY to an ETERNITY in HELL, with ALL its HORRORS and NO WAY to ESCAPE.
In order to
RECONCILE your relationship with GOD, and SECURE an ETERNITY in HEAVEN, with
ALL its BLESSINGS; you MUST ADMIT that you are a SINNER in NEED of a SAVIOR. And you MUST BELIEVE, with ALL your HEART,
that JESUS DIED for YOU, and that He is ALIVE in HEAVEN, making intercession
for you, before God, carrying out the act of RECONCILING you with GOD. You MUST CONFESS your sins to Him and ask Him
for His FORGIVENESS. You MUST be WILLING
to TURN AWAY FROM your OLD sinful life-style, and, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART,
TURN to GOD, and become a NEW CREATION.
Then ACCEPT God’s Gift of SALVATION and this ACT of RECONCILIATION, having
a RIGHTEOUS STANDING with the ALMIGHTY GOD.
Do it NOW, while you still can.
He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!!
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