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2 Corinthians 5 NLT 18 God has given us this task of reconciling people to him.

2 Corinthians 5 NLT 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.

2 Corinthians 5 NLT 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!”

2 Corinthians 5 NLT 21 For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ. Be a Carrier Do we hear those cries in our own shadows?

2 Corinthians 3 NLT 9 If the old way, which brings condemnation, was glorious, how much more glorious is a new way, which makes us right with God!

2 Corinthians 3 NLT 10 In fact, that first glory was not glorious at all compared with the overwhelming glory of the new way.

2 Corinthians 3 NLT 11 So if the old way, which has been replaced, was glorious, how much more glorious is the new, which remains forever!

2 Corinthians 3 NLT 12 Since this new way gives us such confidence, we can be very bold.

2 Corinthians 3 NLT 13 We are not like Moses, who put a veil over his face so the people of Israel would not see the glory, even though it was destined to fade away.

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2 Corinthians 4 NLT 3 If the Good News we preach is hidden behind a veil, it is hidden only from people who are perishing.

2 Corinthians 4 NLT 4 Satan, who is the god of this world, has blinded the minds of those who don’t believe. They are unable to see the glorious light of the Good News. They don’t understand this message about the glory of Christ, who is the exact likeness of God.

2 Corinthians 4 NLT 5 You see, we don’t go around preaching about ourselves. We preach that Jesus Christ is Lord, and we ourselves are your servants for Jesus’ sake.

2 Corinthians 4 NLT 6 For God, who said, “Let there be light in the darkness,” has made this light shine in our hearts so we could know the glory of God that is seen in the face of Jesus Christ.

2 Corinthians 4 NLT 7 We now have this light shining in our hearts, but we ourselves are like fragile clay jars containing this great treasure. And this makes it clear that our great power is from God, not from ourselves.

2- We must be carriers of the solution. If this good news is hidden, it is hidden to those that are perishing! 3 Are we of any use to God?

2 Corinthians 5 NLT 10 For we must all stand before Christ to be judged. We will each receive whatever we deserve for the good or evil we have done in this earthly body.

2 Corinthians 5 NLT 15 He died for everyone so that those who receive his new life will no longer live for themselves. Instead, they will live for Christ, who died and was raised for them.

2 Corinthians 5 NLT 16 So we have stopped evaluating others from a human point of view. At one time we thought of Christ merely from a human point of view. How differently we know him now!

2 Corinthians 5 NLT 17 This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!

2 Corinthians 5 NLT 18 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.

2 Corinthians 5 NLT 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!” 21 For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ. God is Active in us doing this Great Work! Reconciliation = The restoration of God and man’s relationship.

2 Samuel 18 KJV 22 Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok yet again to Joab, But howsoever, let me, I pray thee, also run after Cushi. And Joab said, Wherefore wilt thou run, my son, seeing that thou hast no tidings ready? Ambassador = One who is sent as a representative of another person or country

2 Corinthians 5 NLT 20 So we are Christ’s ambassadors; And God is making his appeal through us. We speak for Christ when we plead, “Come back to God!”