Post on 13-Jan-2016
The Believer is Reconciled
The Believer is Reconciled
Reconciled By GodReconciled To GodReconciled By GodReconciled To God
ReconciledReconciled
Greek: καταλλάσσω Aorist Passive
To change, exchange
To reconcile
To return to favor with
To receive one into favor
ReconciledReconciledAorist Passive
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History
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Ongoing Results
Insert Earthly Story Here
Insert Earthly Story Here
Earthly Stories Lack the Dynamic of the Heavenly
Story of Reconciliation.
Earthly Stories Lack the Dynamic of the Heavenly
Story of Reconciliation.
Federal HeadshipFederal
Headship
Federal HeadshipFederal HeadshipFederal Headship is the principle that ancestors have an impact on their descendants
Adam is the federal head of the human race (Romans 5:12-19)
We had to have Christ as our Federal Head for God to have a relationship with us. We had to change our type
Reconciled By God
Reconciled By God
God Reconciles the Believer
God Reconciles the Believer
The passive nature of reconciliation with God is critical to understanding the nature of God verses the nature of Mankind
GodGod ManMan
Holy Sinful
Just Partial
Omniscient Finite
Omnipresent Finite
2 Corinthians 5:18-19
2 Corinthians 5:18-19
Now all these things are from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation, namely, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and He has committed to us the word of reconciliation.
Reconciliation Through Christ Reconciliation
Through Christ The reconciliation is a result of Christ’s work on the cross and not of ourselves
We Have a Ministry of Reconciliation
We Have a Ministry of Reconciliation
Our job as believers is to preach ‘the word’ of reconciliation!
When we preach the gospel we preach the reconciliation by God to Himself
Christ’s reconciliatory work was effective for the whole world
Christ’s reconciliatory work causes sin to not be counted against a believer
Colossians 1:20Colossians 1:20
…and through Him to reconcile all things to Himself, having made peace through the blood of His cross;...
Reconciliation By God
Reconciliation By God
The reconciliation through Christ, by God, brought peace with God
Man cannot bring peace with God about of his own will
Reconciled To God
Reconciled To God
Romans 5:10-11Romans 5:10-11
For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life. And not only this, but we also exult in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation.
We Were EnemiesWe Were Enemies
Being God’s enemy clearly removes any neutrality from the non-believer. Agnostics attempt to claim neutrality, but instead they are the enemy
When the lost soul rejects God through suppression (Rom. 1:18) they declare their enemy state
The Death of Christ was Required
The Death of Christ was Required
The death of Christ on the cross was required to meet the demands of God’s righteous requirement
God’s Holiness could not tolerate the imputation of sin from Adam and instead required that we be imputed with Christ’s righteousness
The Reconciliation Brings Joy
The Reconciliation Brings Joy
Christ’s Life brings us Joy, Exultation
Prior to this sin caused us temporary moments of happiness, but we could not have the Joy that comes from His wellspring of life
2 Corinthians 5:202 Corinthians 5:20
Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making an appeal through us; we beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.
Ambassadors of Reconciliation
Ambassadors of Reconciliation
As ambassadors we have the responsibility to be representing Christ’s reconciliation
We live out the Life that brings us Joy
We speak with reconciliation on our lips
Our restored relationship should dominate our thought life
Practical PrinciplesPractical Principles
What are some areas that we can practically live out this doctrine?
Reconciliation between a husband and wife
Reconciliation between believers
Reconciliation preached to the lost