From Dirt to Ambassadors

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From Dirt to Ambassadors

• 2 Corinthians 511 62
• James Cribbs
• Sunday, July 16, 2006

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Questions?

• Why did you become a Christian?
• Why do you remain faithful to Christ?

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4 images to express Salvation

• Propitiation Religious standing
• Redemption Business standing
• Justification Legal Standing
• Reconciliation Personal/Relationship Standing

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Reconciliation

• To Reconcile means to bring to peace or balance.
• Reconciliation is the process of bringing to
  peace or balance
• Banking uses the term to refer to account
  balancing of a day, week, month or year.

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Reconciliation Implies

• Man at one time was in good standing with God
• Something went wrong Sin

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God is the Author of Reconciliation2 Cor. 517-21

• Verbs making God the subject in the text describe
  Gods Gracious initiative
• God giving (18)
• God reconciling (18, 19)
• God appealing (20)
• God making Christ to be sin for us (21)

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Jesus is the Agent of Reconciliation2 Cor.
517-21
Man Separating Agent SIN
Jesus Christ Tool of Satisfaction Mercy
Separation

• God
• Separating agent
• Gods Wrath

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Jesus is the Agent of Reconciliation2 Cor.
517-21

• In the Blood of Jesus
• God
• Man
• Find
• Harmony Peace

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We are Ambassadors of Reconciliation 2 Cor.
518-21

• Ambassadors They dont have powers to negotiate,
  make law or enforce laws, they just communicate a
  message
• An Ambassador acts and speaks not on behalf of
  but in the place of the sovereign from whom they
  have received their commission. It is their duty
  to proclaim faithfully and precisely the message
  entrusted to them by their sovereign.

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Reconciliation Brings3 Great Blessings

• Ephesians 211-22
• Brings us peace with God (14-17)
• Gives us access to God (18)
• Makes us citizens of His Kingdom (19-20)

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2 Cor. 520,21

• 20We are therefore Christ's ambassadors, as
  though God were making his appeal through us. We
  implore you on Christ's behalf Be reconciled to
  God. 21God made him who had no sin to be sin for
  us, so that in him we might become the
  righteousness of God.