Preparation of the Messenger (Part 2)
(NASB) 2 Corinthians 5:18 “Now all these things are from God…
What are all these things which are from God?
For the followers of Christ, we need to be prepared to give the message of reconciliation.
God prepares Christ’s followers:
4- to fear the Lord – for love of Christ is to control us (Christ died for all and therefore all have died…so we are to no longer to live for ourselves but live for Christ Who died in our behalf – how can we not respond with love for Christ?) 2 Corinthians 5:11-15
[To live as a follower of Christ is to fear the Lord and serve Him out of love for Him.]
5- if you are ‘in Christ’, you have been made a new creature – the old things are passed away – Look! The new has come…the new you. 2 Corinthians 5:17
[To live as a follower of Christ is to do so with confidence that He is changing you from the inside.]
6- God has promised: (NASB) 2 Corinthians 5:18 “Now all these things are from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the message of reconciliation.”
[To live as a follower of Christ is to believe and act on God’s promises.]
Christ’s followers are the messengers of the Good News of reconciliation.
Therefore, we are to live as a follower of Christ.