BIG Words (Reconciliation) Making sense of Christian language, for holy and healthy living.
II Corinthians 5:18-20 NLT… 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!”
Introduction: Like a puzzle, reconciliation involves patience, determination, common sense, and maturity.
Transition: The following definitions will help us understand this BIG Word, and how it is to be a part of our lives and…
-Reconciliation: the intentional return and commitment to relational health; the merger of wills in favor of unity. REFERENCE Romans 12:17-21
-Ambassador: an authorized agent into a foreign country who speaks on behalf of an invested power.
Exposition: This is a spiritual plea that has physical implications.
–Reference I John 1:5-10
Conclusion: God’s children have the responsibility of getting it right, and that only comes through death/the demise of negativity, hostility, selfishness, and vengeance.
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