Friday, 10/15/2021
New Creations in Christ (2 Corinthians 5:17-21)
2 Corinthians 5:17 (ESV) ~ Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.
2 Corinthians 5:18 (ESV) ~ All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation;
2 Corinthians 5:19 (ESV) ~ that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation.
2 Corinthians 5:20 (ESV) ~ Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.
2 Corinthians 5:21 (ESV) ~ For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.