“And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation; to wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.”
2 Corinthians 5:18-19 KJV
The idea of man’s co-inclusion in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ is entirely God’s doing! To now realise that God has indeed brought final closure to the old and for us to see everything and everyone in this new light. God has always known this to be true about us in Christ; we are not debating human experience, opinion, or their contribution - this is exactly what God believes. In Jesus Christ, God exchanged equivalent value to redeem us to Himself. He went to the highest extreme in this act of reconciliation to persuade us of our original worth! God was present in Christ when He reconciled the total cosmos to Himself. Deity and humanity embraced in Him; the fallen state of mankind was deleted; their trespasses would no longer count against them! He now announces His friendship with every individual through us! Mankind was not redeemed from the devil; a thief never becomes an owner; neither did Jesus do what He did to change His Father’s mind about us, it was our minds that needed persuasion! God was not to be reconciled to His creation; God was in Christ when He reconciled the world to Himself! Hallelujah!
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