16 So we have stopped evaluating others from a human point of view. At one time we thought of Christ merely from a human point of view. How differently we know him now! 17 This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!
18 And all of this is a gift from God, who brought us back to himself through Christ. And God has given us this task of reconciling people to him. 19 For God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, no longer counting people’s sins against them. And he gave us this wonderful message of reconciliation. 20 So we are Christ’s ambassadors; God is making his appeal through us. We speak for Christ when we plead, “Come back to God!” 21 For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ.
Tori's Comments:
By evaluating others from a non-human point of view, we instantly become more loving and Christ-like. Jesus felt compassion for people under circumstances where my selfish heart wouldn't allow it. Pride and hate against another person disappears when you see the spiritual side of that person, the struggle with darkness they may be facing. A struggle every Christian once had for themselves.
Terrie's Comments:
I Love being an ambassador for Jesus Christ. He is a worthy king to be followed and honored. An ambassador is to represent their country and and only speak on behalf of whom they represent. Ambassador's don't interject their own opinion when they are acting on behalf of their embassy that has sent them. We are to reconcile people back to God. Really we are just spreading the good news that Jesus has already done everything required to reconcile us all back to God! We just need to make Him our Lord. That is amazing Grace!! It is amazing news for all :-)
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