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2 Corinthians 5:14-21 (GN)

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¹⁴ We are ruled by the love of Christ, now that we recognize that one man died for everyone, which means that they all share in his death. ¹⁵ He died for all, so that those who live should no longer live for themselves, but only for him who died and was raised to life for their sake. ¹⁶ No longer, then, do we judge anyone by human standards. Even if at one time we judged Christ according to human standards, we no longer do so. ¹⁷ Anyone who is joined to Christ is a new being; the old is gone, the new has come. ¹⁸ All this is done by God, who through Christ changed us from enemies into his friends and gave us the task of making others his friends also. ¹⁹ Our message is that God was making all human beings his friends through Christ. God did not keep an account of their sins, and he has given us the message which tells how he makes them his friends. ²⁰ Here we are, then, speaking for Christ, as though God himself were making his appeal through us. We plead on Christ's behalf: let God change you from enemies into his friends! ²¹ Christ was without sin, but for our sake God made him share our sin in order that in union with him we might share the righteousness of God.


This passage relates to the following topic(s):
(v. 14) Love - Christ love compels us
(v. 14) Self-Denial / Sacrifice - We died and no longer live for ourselves
(v. 15) Love - Christ love compels us
(v. 15) Self-Denial / Sacrifice - We died and no longer live for ourselves
(v. 20) Evangelism - We are ambassadors for Christ

This passage relates to the following question(s):
(v. 21) Did Christ ever sin? God made him who had no sin to be sin for us

This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 14) Followup - Evangelism Boldness (2011-01-16)
(v. 14) Day 16 - Saved to Save (2011-12-19)
(v. 14) 30 Days at the Cross - Spectators or Sacrifices (2008-08-07)
(v. 14) Jesus - the Zealot (part 1) (2010-06-10)
(v. 14) Jesus with People - Seeing and Not Seeing (2009-02-02)
(v. 15) Followup - Evangelism Boldness (2011-01-16)
(v. 15) Day 16 - Saved to Save (2011-12-19)
(v. 15) 30 Days at the Cross - Spectators or Sacrifices (2008-08-07)
(v. 16) Day 7 - The Family of God (2011-12-10)
(v. 16) Day 16 - Saved to Save (2011-12-19)
(v. 17) More Than Changed (2015-11-28)
(v. 17) Day 14 - A New Creation (2011-12-17)
(v. 17) Day 7 - The Family of God (2011-12-10)
(v. 17) Blessings In Christ (part II) (2012-03-06)
(v. 17) Day 16 - Saved to Save (2011-12-19)
(v. 18) Day 16 - Saved to Save (2011-12-19)
(v. 18) Mind of Christ - Heavenly Mission (part IV) (2011-07-09)
(v. 18) Why We Need Jesus - He Reconciles Us to God (2009-04-25)
(v. 19) Mind of Christ - Heavenly Mission (part IV) (2011-07-09)
(v. 19) Day 16 - Saved to Save (2011-12-19)
(v. 19) Why We Need Jesus - He Reconciles Us to God (2009-04-25)
(v. 20) Day 16 - Saved to Save (2011-12-19)
(v. 20) Blessings In Christ (part VIII) (2012-03-12)
(v. 20) Mind of Christ - Heavenly Mission (part IV) (2011-07-09)
(v. 20) Mind of Christ - Heavenly Mission (part IV) (2011-07-09)
(v. 20) Why We Need Jesus - He Reconciles Us to God (2009-04-25)
(v. 20) Purpose Driven Life - Made for a Mission (part 2) (2008-07-10)
(v. 20) Purpose Driven Life - Made for a Mission (part 1) (2008-07-09)
(v. 20) Falling in Love with God - Discerning God's voice (2008-04-23)
(v. 21) Followup: Grace (part I) (2011-09-06)
(v. 21) Prayer of the Righeous - God is Crawling (part I) (2012-10-02)
(v. 21) Day 16 - Saved to Save (2011-12-19)
(v. 21) Power of Gratitude - Free at Last (2008-02-27)

This passage is referenced in the following study note(s):
(v. 21) Sermon: Galatians Study #1 (2009-03-01)