17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation hascome: The old has gone,
the new is here!
17 This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The oldlife is gone; a new life has begun! - P89
19 that God was reconciling the world to himselfin Christ, not counting people‘s sins against them. Andhe has committed to us the message of
19 For God was in Christ,
reconciling the world to himself, no longer counting people‘s sins against them. Andhe gave us this wonderful message of reconciliation. - P89
20 So we are Christ‘s ambassadors; God is making his appeal through us. We speakfor Christ when we plead "Come back to God!" - P89
21 For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that wecould be made right with God through Christ. - P89
Regardless of what people think or say about us, let us faithfully
persuade others to come to Christ. - P90
as God‘s people, they are a newcreation, called to be ambassadors for God‘s kingdom regardless of theiroutward circumstances. - P90
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