God reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation. We are Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making His appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God.
2 Corinthians 5:18 & 20
What is the gospel of Jesus Christ? I used to believe that it was simply that Jesus Christ came down to earth to live a perfect life and die on the cross so that we can gain entrance into heaven. Yet, if it simply boils down to that, we objectify Jesus, we neglect the Holy Spirit, and we ignore the other areas of our lives that God asked us to reconcile. As most people know either explicitly or intuitively, we know that it is not only our relationship with God that was broken as a result of human selfishness and wickedness; our relationship with others has been broken, our relationship with our environment has been broken, and even our relationship with our inner-selves has been broken. Jesus came to reconcile ALL that was broken and we are to carry out that same ministry of reconciliation. The gospel of Jesus Christ is about bringing the kingdom of God here on earth as it is in heaven. A life of faith is not about having all the right answers, it’s about reconciling relationships.
