Identity: We are Ambassadors for Christ
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Several weeks ago, we looked at the heart lifting truth that in Christ, we are both justified and reconciled. In 2 Corinthians 5:18-21 Paul focusses on the fruit of that reconciliation. Not only are we reconciled, we are called to be reconcilers. Just as we have been brought near to God, we are commissioned to be Ambassadors for Christ, helping to connect lost people to the Savior who can heal their broken relationships with God.
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Identity: We are Ambassadors for Christ
- 1. Who we are in Christ Identity
- 2. Identity Who we are in Christ We are… •God’s Children •A New Creation •Justified and Reconciled •Friends of Christ •Citizens of Heaven •Secure in His Hand •Free from Condemnation •Ambassadors for Christ
- 3. 2 Corinthians 5 Read Verses 18-21
- 4. Identity Who we are in Christ First Point Ambassadors for Christ are entrusted with a message of reconciliation 2 Corinthians 5:18-19
- 5. Biblical Definition of Reconciliation The Greek word translated “reconciliation” has the root meaning of an “exchange.”
- 6. Identity Who we are in Christ Second Point Ambassadors for Christ are entrusted with a mission of reconciliation 2 Corinthians 5:20-21
- 7. Key Biblical Truth Reconciliation with God is “passively received” not “actively procured”.
- 8. 2 Corinthians 5:21 For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
- 9. Practical Tips for Ambassadors 1. Ambassadors for Christ are responsible for protecting their fellow countrymen abroad.
- 10. Practical Tips for Ambassadors 2. Ambassadors for Christ must be conscious of the fact that they are a minority in their host country.
- 11. Practical Tips for Ambassadors 3. Ambassadors for Christ must be prepared to deal with “ethical quandaries.”
- 12. Practical Tips for Ambassadors 4. Ambassadors for Christ must add to, not detract from, Jesus’ reputation.
- 14. Who we are in Christ Identity
Editor's Notes
- Ambassadors for Christ
- 2 Corinthians 5 18 All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; 19 that is, in Christ God was reconciling[a] the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. 20 Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. 21 For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
- First Point Ambassadors for Christ are entrusted with a message of reconciliation
- Greek word translated “reconciliation” has the root meaning of an “exchange.” Was often used in other first century Greek writing to describe an exchange of one currency for another
- Second Point Ambassadors for Christ are closely connected to God. 2 Corinthians 5:20 20 Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. 21 For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
- Practical Tips for Ambassadors Ambassadors for Christ are responsible for protecting their fellow countrymen abroad. “…fulfill my joy by being like-minded, having the same love, of one accord, of one mind. Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others” (Phil. 2:2-4).
- Practical Tips for Ambassadors 2. Ambassadors for Christ must be conscious of the fact that they are a minority in their host country. 1 Corinthians 9:19-22 19 For though I am free from all, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win more of them. 20 To the Jews I became as a Jew, in order to win Jews. To those under the law I became as one under the law (though not being myself under the law) that I might win those under the law. 21 To those outside the law I became as one outside the law (not being outside the law of God but under the law of Christ) that I might win those outside the law. 22 To the weak I became weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all people, that by all means I might save some.
- Practical Tips for Ambassadors 3. Ambassadors for Christ must be prepared to deal with “ethical quandaries.”
- Practical Tips for Ambassadors 4. Ambassadors for Christ must add to, not detract from, Jesus’ reputation.