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2 Corinthians 5:14-21 (MSG)

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¹⁴ Christ's love has moved me to such extremes. His love has the first and last word in everything we do. Our firm decision is to work from this focused center: One man died for everyone. That puts everyone in the same boat. ¹⁵ He included everyone in his death so that everyone could also be included in his life, a resurrection life, a far better life than people ever lived on their own. ¹⁶ Because of this decision we don't evaluate people by what they have or how they look. We looked at the Messiah that way once and got it all wrong, as you know. We certainly don't look at him that way anymore. ¹⁷ Now we look inside, and what we see is that anyone united with the Messiah gets a fresh start, is created new. The old life is gone; a new life burgeons! Look at it! ¹⁸ All this comes from the God who settled the relationship between us and him, and then called us to settle our relationships with each other. ¹⁹ God put the world square with himself through the Messiah, giving the world a fresh start by offering forgiveness of sins. God has given us the task of telling everyone what he is doing. ²⁰ We're Christ's representatives. God uses us to persuade men and women to drop their differences and enter into God's work of making things right between them. We're speaking for Christ himself now: Become friends with God; he's already a friend with you. ²¹ How? you say. In Christ. God put the wrong on him who never did anything wrong, so we could be put right with 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)