(2Co 5:21) “For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.”  “…knew no sin…” I have often wondered to what degree our Lord’s soul was vexed by the sin of those He came into contact with. Imagine what our own sinful thoughts and actions do to the precious Spirit of Christ within us!

(2Co 5:21) “For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.”  Behold the price of reconciliation! It is no small thing that He gave His Son to be “made sin” to save those who not only lived in willful sin, but continue unto varied degrees to do so even after their soul has been saved! Don’t even “begin” to think you was worth it!

(2Co 5:20) “Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God.”   The very wording of this verse proves 2Peter 3:9b, “The Lord is….not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.” Notice the words of our text: “God did beseech (to implore) you”; “we pray (beg) you in Christ’s stead (place)”. Praise Him!

(2Co 5:20) “Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God.”  The saved not only represent Christ (ambassadors), but also with a wonderful, precious, life-changing message: Jesus died and rose again in your place so that you might be forgiven of those sins. Hell can be put behind  you and heaven ahead if you will just repent and embrace Jesus as your Savior! That is the method of reconciliation with your merciful God!

 ( 2 Cor 5:18)  And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;”   The Holiness of God has been offended by man’s willful sin against both the natural laws God has put in his heart and those God has plainly revealed in the Bible. The wrath of God abides on every lost soul culminating in an eternal death of torment in fire. The Lord Jesus is the only means of reconciliation to God. I urge everyone to flee to Jesus for forgiveness and eternal life.

( 2 Cor 5:18)  And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;”  Reconciliation: the price for this reconciliation was the death of Jesus Christ in payment for your sins and mine. The ministry of reconciliation is the invitation of repent and embrace Jesus by faith to receive the gift of eternal life. Most claim to have received the gift without the act of repentance. Such cannot be. That is why there is no evidence of Verse 17.

(2Co 5:17) “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. (18)  And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;”  “All things”: are new (v.17); are of God (v.18). The saved are brought out of a life of flesh, only to the satisfying of self. In turn they are brought into a life where all things are “of God” and “for God’s glory”!  Is that the purpose of your life?

(2 Cor 5:17)  Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.”   It is of utmost importance you take an honest assessment of your spiritual state, not being dishonest with self, nor seeking excuse. Can you say that from the moment of praying the prayer to be saved your life was changed? You from that point sought to live for Christ? If not, you may not have been truly saved at all: (2Co_13:5) “Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?” 

(2Co 5:16) “Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more. (17)  Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.”  The new person (saved) in Christ is now a spirit being, which explains what is meant in Verse 16. I used to “know” of Jesus as a lost person, but when I repented and embraced Him as Savior, He gave me spirit-life allowing me to know Him in a far more intimate way.

(2Co 5:15) “And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again.”    True salvation delivers the soul from the prompting of the flesh and the input of the world, which focuses this life only on self – it’s desires; it’s aims. The spirit’s new life in us turns our hearts (soul) towards God. Therefore in thankfulness we live a life of purpose – Jesus’ glory!