Called to the Ministry of ReconciliationOur sacred responsibility
By Ted N. C. Wilson
As we come to the end of another year this is the time many Christians around the world celebrate the birth of Christ. It is good for us to remember the great sacrifice Jesus made in coming to this earth, and I would like to invite you to take a few moments as together we consider the greatest gift ever given—Jesus Christ.
We read in 2 Corinthians 5:19 that “God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed to us the word of reconciliation.”
What a promise-packed verse this is! God was in Christ reconciling us to Himself. Here we have an amazing picture of the plan of salvation—a picture of a God who takes the initiative to restore the relationship that He once had with human beings, a loss keenly felt when humankind chose to separate themselves from their Creator.
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