Study12B...To follow Christ means to give up the kingdom of self and the kingdom of the world, and pledge allegiance to the Kingdom of God. It means our home is heaven, not earth.
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Study 12B...Ambassador
2 corinthians 5:1-21
In a letter to the Corinthians, the apostle Paul discusses the ministry of reconciliation, and he uses the term “ambassadors” for Christ: “All this is from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that God was reconciling the world to Himself in Christ, not counting men’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making His appeal through us ” (2 Corinthians 5:18-20, emphasis added).
We stopped at point 1 in the part A.....
2 . The MESSAGE of an Ambassador of God
This is clearly defined in 2 Corinthians 5:19-21. We are to proclaim the fact that at infinite cost to Himself God has made a way of reconciliation possible; that He has done this by sending His own Son to die for sin; and that through His sacrifice the barrier of sin has been removed and God and man have been brought together in Christ, by His
at-one-ment. The ambassador is to proclaim this message and to tell men and women that these are God’’s terms for reconciliation, and he is to press them to accept these terms and to be reconciled to God. The ambassador’’s message is therefore one of absolute certainty; it is one of great heavenly and spiritual authority –- for it has been “”committed to us”” (verse 19), and we proclaim it ““on Christ’’s behalf”” (verse 20); and its proclamation calls for great loyalty on the part of the ambassador. Philip was a good ambassador –- look up and compare Acts 8:5 and 35.
3 . The MOTIVE of an Ambassador of God
(1) The love of Christ (verse 14) . His great love for us, and in us (Romans 5:8) compels us to go out with His message of reconciliation.
(2) The Judgment Seat of Christ (verses 9-10) . One day our King will recall us, then –- Romans 14:12; 1 Corinthians 3:13.
(3) The dire need of the lost (verse 11) . The fact that men are lost and bound for a Christ-less eternity should stir us, not only to live so that we truly represent our Lord, but to proclaim with passion the message that He has committed to us. This passion was in the heart of the Prophet when he wrote –- Isaiah 62:1, and it was certainly in the heart of the great Apostle himself when he wrote –- Romans 9:2-3. It is the passion of our beseeching God that burns within us, that becomes a part of us and that finds its expression as we pray for men and women ““on Christ’’s behalf”” that they will be reconciled to God.
Being an ambassador for Christ is the fulfillment of the incredibly important kingdom perspective.To follow Christ means to give up the kingdom of self and the kingdom of the world, and pledge allegiance to the Kingdom of God. It means our home is heaven, not earth. Our responsibility is to tell others about that good news so they can join the Kingdom of God as well.
Consider this statement ....To follow Christ means to give up the kingdom of self..1John2:15-17,2Timothy2:3-7...
Nail that kingdom of self to the cross today,don't procrastinate, it is dangerous!
God be with you!
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Study 12B...Ambassador
2 corinthians 5:1-21
In a letter to the Corinthians, the apostle Paul discusses the ministry of reconciliation, and he uses the term “ambassadors” for Christ: “All this is from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that God was reconciling the world to Himself in Christ, not counting men’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making His appeal through us ” (2 Corinthians 5:18-20, emphasis added).
We stopped at point 1 in the part A.....
2 . The MESSAGE of an Ambassador of God
This is clearly defined in 2 Corinthians 5:19-21. We are to proclaim the fact that at infinite cost to Himself God has made a way of reconciliation possible; that He has done this by sending His own Son to die for sin; and that through His sacrifice the barrier of sin has been removed and God and man have been brought together in Christ, by His
at-one-ment. The ambassador is to proclaim this message and to tell men and women that these are God’’s terms for reconciliation, and he is to press them to accept these terms and to be reconciled to God. The ambassador’’s message is therefore one of absolute certainty; it is one of great heavenly and spiritual authority –- for it has been “”committed to us”” (verse 19), and we proclaim it ““on Christ’’s behalf”” (verse 20); and its proclamation calls for great loyalty on the part of the ambassador. Philip was a good ambassador –- look up and compare Acts 8:5 and 35.
3 . The MOTIVE of an Ambassador of God
(1) The love of Christ (verse 14) . His great love for us, and in us (Romans 5:8) compels us to go out with His message of reconciliation.
(2) The Judgment Seat of Christ (verses 9-10) . One day our King will recall us, then –- Romans 14:12; 1 Corinthians 3:13.
(3) The dire need of the lost (verse 11) . The fact that men are lost and bound for a Christ-less eternity should stir us, not only to live so that we truly represent our Lord, but to proclaim with passion the message that He has committed to us. This passion was in the heart of the Prophet when he wrote –- Isaiah 62:1, and it was certainly in the heart of the great Apostle himself when he wrote –- Romans 9:2-3. It is the passion of our beseeching God that burns within us, that becomes a part of us and that finds its expression as we pray for men and women ““on Christ’’s behalf”” that they will be reconciled to God.
Being an ambassador for Christ is the fulfillment of the incredibly important kingdom perspective.To follow Christ means to give up the kingdom of self and the kingdom of the world, and pledge allegiance to the Kingdom of God. It means our home is heaven, not earth. Our responsibility is to tell others about that good news so they can join the Kingdom of God as well.
Consider this statement ....To follow Christ means to give up the kingdom of self..1John2:15-17,2Timothy2:3-7...
Nail that kingdom of self to the cross today,don't procrastinate, it is dangerous!
God be with you!
For more package,visit our blog:segoeevangelism1992.blogspot.com and also you can click on the link attached.
For support and testimony: segoeevangelism1992@gmail.com
Follow us on Facebook via;
https://mobile.facebook.com/segoeevangelism/
Motto:Charity,Holiness and power...
God bless you.
Endeavor to share...
@Livingwater
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