“New Creatures & Commission”
2Cor.5:14-21 Feb.26, 2006 Play
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The Cross-Roads of Justice and Costly Mercy
• justice, love foundational attributes of God (Ps
101:1; Hos 12:6; Lk 11:42; Ps 33:5, 89:14; Is 16:5; Hos 2:19)
• justice appreciated when offers protection from
dangerous offenders
• kindness of Norwegian coach helped Canadians, cost
own team dearly
• dilemma for ‘just’ God to relate to sinners (Rom
3:23; Eph 2:1ff)
• reconciliation = Great Exchange of Christ’s
righteousness for our sin (5:18ff; Jn 8:46; 1Pe 2:22; Heb 4:15; 1Jn 3:5)
• driving out sacrificial animals, turning tables on
money-changers highly significant act leading to Jesus’ death (Mk
11:15; Mt 21:12; Lk 19:45; cf Jn 2:14; Heb 9:12)
• God’s justice required substitution/atonement of
holy Son for guilty humans (Jn 11:50; Gal 3:13; Rom 3:25f)
New Motive and Mission
• Who’s in charge & how: live for Him now,
bodies yielded (Mk 15:34; 5:14f; Rom 6:12ff)
• fear the Lord, compelled by Christ’s love (5:10f,
14)
• How we view others: not in worldly way, or
prejudiced (5:16; Gal 3:28)
• How we reach out to others: commissioned for
ministry of reconciliation (5:18ff; 6:1f; Lk 2:49; Jn 5:17, 6:38)
Ambassador’s Tools that Work
• lapel pin for Zig Ziglar makes others curious
• ALPHA prompted big change for Toronto marketer
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