Reconciliation
2 Cor. 5:17 – 20
Reconciliation:
• To reconcile your checking account is to make right the difference between your check book and the banks statement.
o If there is a charge on your statement you do not have recorded in your check book check your receipts
o Maybe the bank has not recorded a deposit you made if you produce the deposit slip and that situation is reconciled
• To be reconciled to God is to make right the difference between God and Man.
o There is a huge difference between God and man
Righteousness vs. unrighteousness
Holiness vs. sinfulness
Purity vs. impurity
Justice vs. selfishness
His worst vs. our best
• It is the repairing of what happened it the Garden of Eden
1. God’s purpose is reconciliation vs. 18
“And all things are of God”
• from Gen. 3 to Rev. 22:21 God was accomplishing one purpose … reconciliation
2. His method was Jesus Christ vs. 18
“who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ”
• The purpose for His coming and purpose for his dieing was reconciliation.
• The fall of man was not surprise to God he planned it that way … then to provide them a plan for reconciling JESUS CHRIST.
3. He gave us the Ministry of Reconciliation vs. 18
“given us the ministry of reconciliation”
• One of the meanings of Ministry is “Agency”
• We are a member of the Agency of Reconciliation
• That’s how you and I got saved
4. We are the caretakers of the word of reconciliation vs. 19
“hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation”
• One of the meanings of committed “Delivered in trust”
• The word…The message…The Gospel of Jesus Christ
5. We are representatives of Christ for reconciliation vs.20
“we are ambassadors for Christ”
• Ambassador = Representative “Agent”
• The House of representatives act on our behalf
6. God Himself ministers reconciliation through us. vs. 20
“God did beseech you by us”
“we pray in Christ’s stead”
