2 Corinthians God's Righteousness in Christ
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The Old Things Have Passed Away, Behold All Things Have Become New
The Ministry of Reconciliation
The One Who Knew No Sin Was Made Sin On Our Behalf, 2 Corinthians 5:21
The One Who Knew No Sin Was Made Sin On Our Behalf, 2 Corinthians 5:21
2 Corinthians 5:21
For the One not experientially knowing sin, on our behalf He made sin, in order that we should become a righteousness of God in Him.
He laid upon Him our sin. Christ never sinned, Hebrews 4:15
For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin.
God the Father Laid Our Sins Upon Christ, on the Cross
Christ was the propitiation for sins, Romans 3:25
Romans 3:25
whom God before set forth a propitiation through the faith by His blood unto a demonstration of His righteousness because of the deferral of punishment of the sins having previously happened
God’s Wrath Was Not Poured Out On Christ, Isaiah 53:10
But the Lord was pleased
To crush Him, putting Him to grief;
If He would render Himself as a guilt offering,
He will see His offspring,
He will prolong His days,
And the good pleasure of the Lord will prosper in His hand.
We are a Quality of God’s Righteousness in Christ
A Righteousness that is Apart from Law, Romans 3:21
Romans 3:21
But now apart from law, God's righteousness has been manifested, having been witnessed by the Law and the prophets.
A Righteousness by Faith in Christ, Romans 3:22
Romans 3:22
Indeed, righteousness from God through faith in Christ Jesus unto all and upon all the ones believing, for there is no distinction,
All Where Under Sin, Romans 3:23
Romans 3:23
for all sinned and fall short of God’s proper opinion
Sin is looking back to a point in time in which all sinned (Adam’s sin that is attributed to all men).
Falling Short of God’s Opinion of Us
The Gift of Righteousness Through Christ, Romans 5:17
Romans 5:17
For since in the trespass of the one [man] the death reigned through the one [man], by how much more the ones receiving the abundance of the grace and the gift of righteousness in life will reign through the one Jesus Christ.
Christ Resurrection Proves We Are Righteous Before God, Romans 4:25
Romans 4:25
Who was given over because of our trespasses and was raised because of our justification.
Do Not Receive the Grace of God in Vain, 2 Corinthians 6:1-2
Do Not Receive the Grace of God in Vain, 2 Corinthians 6:1-2
Grace is God’s Attitude Whereby He Gives a Benefit Without Consideration of Merit
The Grace We Have in Christ is Not the Grace of the Old Testament, 1 John 1:17
John 1:17
Because the law through Moses was given, the grace and the truth through Jesus Christ came to be.
ὅτι ὁ νόμος διὰ Μωϋσέως ἐδόθη, ἡ χάρις καὶ ἡ ἀλήθεια διὰ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ ἐγένετο.
We Are Saved by Grace, Ephesians 2:8
Ephesians 2:8
For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, the gift of God;
Not by Our Works, Titus 3:5
He saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we have done in righteousness, but according to His mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit,
Not by Our Desire or Effort, Romans 9:16
Romans 9:16
Therefore, then not of the one desirously willing nor the one running, but of the mercy from God.
Our Justification is by the gift of righteousness given through grace, Romans 3:24
Romans 3:24
Having been justified without cost by His grace through the complete redemption, the one in Christ Jesus,
Vain is Something that is Empty, Has Not Results
The Parable of the Vineyard - the Servant Returning Empty Handed, Luke 20:10
“At the harvest time he sent a slave to the vine-growers, so that they would give him some of the produce of the vineyard; but the vine-growers beat him and sent him away empty-handed.
Without the Resurrection of Christ Our Preaching and Faith is in Vain, 1 Corinthians 15:14
and if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is vain, your faith also is vain.
Empty Words of Philosophy and Traditions of Men, Colossians 2:8
See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, according to the tradition of men, according to the elementary principles of the world, rather than according to Christ.
Receiving God’s Grace in Vain Would Be to Not Use it
Living by Law, Galatians 5:4
You have been severed from Christ, you who are seeking to be justified by law; you have fallen from grace.
We are Not Under Law, We Are Under Grace, Romans 6:14
Romans 6:14
For sin will not rule you, for you are not under law but under grace.
Now Is the Time, Now is the Day of Salvation, 2 Corinthians 6:2
2 Corinthians 6:2
For He says, “At an acceptable time He listened to you and in a day of salvation He has come to aid you.” Look with discernment, now is a pleasingly acceptable time. Look with discernment, now is a day of salvation.
Refers to Isaiah 49:8
Thus says the Lord,
“In a favorable time I have answered You,
And in a day of salvation I have helped You;
And I will keep You and give You for a covenant of the people,
To restore the land, to make them inherit the desolate heritages;
We are to Discern that Today is the Acceptable Time for God to Hear Us
Christ Proclaimed the Year of the Lord to Israel, Luke 4:18-21
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me,
Because He anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor.
He has sent Me to proclaim release to the captives,
And recovery of sight to the blind,
To set free those who are oppressed,
To proclaim the favorable year of the Lord.”
And He closed the book, gave it back to the attendant and sat down; and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on Him.
And He began to say to them, “Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.”
Christ Came Upon the Close of the Ages to Being Salvation, Hebrews 9:26
Hebrews 9:26 (NASB95)
Otherwise, He would have needed to suffer often since the foundation of the world; but now once at the consummation (ἐπὶ συντελείᾳ) of the ages He has been manifested to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself.
We are to Discern that Today is a Day of Salvation
God Has Given Us the Ministry of Reconciliation. 2 Corinthians 5:19
2 Corinthians 5:19
as that the God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting to them their trespasses and having placed in us the word of reconciliation.
Now is the Time to Awake from Sleep, Romans 13:11
Romans 13:11
And this, intuitively knowing the time, that an hour already is for us to rise out from sleep, for now our salvation is nearer than when we believed.
Commending Ourselves As Ministers of God, 2 Corinthians 6:3-4
Commending Ourselves As Ministers of God, 2 Corinthians 6:3-4
While Giving no Stumble, 2 Corinthians 6:3
2 Corinthians 6:3
We while giving no stumble in anything, in order that the ministry is not discredited,
Not Pushing the Traditions of Men, 1 Corinthians 9:19-21
For though I am free from all men, I have made myself a slave to all, so that I may win more.
To the Jews I became as a Jew, so that I might win Jews; to those who are under the Law, as under the Law though not being myself under the Law, so that I might win those who are under the Law;
to those who are without law, as without law, though not being without the law of God but under the law of Christ, so that I might win those who are without law.
Not Imposing Our Faith before God on Others, Romans 14:1
Romans 14:1
Moreover, bring alongside the one weak in the faith, not unto discerning of doubts;
Offense - Stumble
Comes from a Word meaning to strike against, such as the foot striking
One Who Walks in the Night, John 11:10
“But if anyone walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him.”
Israel Stumbling over Christ, 1 Peter 2:8
and,
“A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense”;
for they stumble because they are disobedient to the word, and to this doom they were also appointed.
So that The Ministry of Reconciliation is Not Discredited
The Precautions Paul Took With the Donation to the Churches, 2 Corinthians 8:19
and not only this, but he has also been appointed by the churches to travel with us in this gracious work, which is being administered by us for the glory of the Lord Himself, and to show our readiness,
Walking in a Worthy Manner of the One We Represent
Not by the Philosophy of Men and Empty Deceit, Colossians 2:8
See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, according to the tradition of men, according to the elementary principles of the world, rather than according to Christ.
In All Things Commending Ourselves As Servants of God, 2 Corinthians 6:4
2 Corinthians 6:4
but in all while commending ourselves as ministers of God in much patience, in tribulation, in necessities, in distresses,
Commending - How We Introduce Ourselves, 2 Corinthians 3:1
2 Corinthians 3:1
Do we begin again for ourselves to commend ourselves? Except we need, as some, a letter of recommendation towards you or out from your recommendation?
In What We Endure Because We Speak the Truth
In Patients - Holding out under circumstance
Affliction - Tribulation (Under Pressure)
In Necessities - Under Compulsion
Why Paul Preached the Gospel, 1 Corinthians 9:16
For if I preach the gospel, I have nothing to boast of, for I am under compulsion; for woe is me if I do not preach the gospel.
The necessity of the change in law when the priesthood changed, Hebrews 7:12
For when the priesthood is changed, of necessity there takes place a change of law also.
Distress - In a Narrow Space
Cannot Separate Us from Christ, Romans 8:35
Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
Being Able to Be Content in Distress, 2 Corinthians 12:10
Therefore I am well content with weaknesses, with insults, with distresses, with persecutions, with difficulties, for Christ’s sake; for when I am weak, then I am strong.
Scripture Reading
Scripture Reading
The One Who Knew No Sin Was Made Sin On Our Behalf, 2 Corinthians 5:21
2 Corinthians 5:21
For the One not experientially knowing sin, on our behalf He made sin, in order that we should become a righteousness of God in Him.
Do Not Receive the Grace of God in Vain, 2 Corinthians 6:1-2
2 Corinthians 6:1–2
And being fellow-workers also we encourage you not in vain to receive the grace from God.
For He says, “At an acceptable time He listened to you and in a day of salvation He has come to aid you.” Look with discernment, now is a pleasingly acceptable time. Look with discernment, now is a day of salvation.
Commending Ourselves As Ministers of God, 2 Corinthians 6:3-4
2 Corinthians 6:3–4
We while giving no stumble in anything, in order that the ministry is not discredited,
but in all while commending ourselves as ministers of God in much patience, in tribulation, in necessities, in distresses,
