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2 Corinthians 5:14-21 (NIRV)

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¹⁴ Christ's love controls us. We are sure that one person died for everyone. And so everyone died. ¹⁵ Christ died for everyone. He died so that those who live should not live for themselves anymore. They should live for Christ. He died for them and was raised again. ¹⁶ So from now on we don't look at anyone the way the world does. At one time we looked at Christ in that way. But we don't anymore. ¹⁷ Anyone who believes in Christ is a new creation. The old is gone! The new has come! ¹⁸ It is all from God. He brought us back to himself through Christ's death on the cross. And he has given us the task of bringing others back to him through Christ. ¹⁹ God was bringing the world back to himself through Christ. He did not hold people's sins against them. God has trusted us with the message that people may be brought back to him. ²⁰ So we are Christ's official messengers. It is as if God were making his appeal through us. Here is what Christ wants us to beg you to do. Come back to God! ²¹ Christ didn't have any sin. But God made him become sin for us. So we can be made right with God because of what Christ has done for us.


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)

Definition(s):
So (Soh):