Today, I want to share with you some
concepts that I found in a book I was reading before bed one night. These are
principles that we can apply to our own lives a ministers of a covenant of reconciliation
as well.
Christ initiated reconciliation with mankind.
Therefore if any man be in
Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all
things are become new. 18 And all things are of God, who hath reconciled
us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of
reconciliation; 19 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 Cor 5:17-19 (KJV)
Christ humbled Himself.
Let this mind be in you, which was
also in Christ Jesus: 6 Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery
to be equal with God: 7 But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him
the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: 8 And
being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto
death, even the death of the cross.
Phil 2:5-8 (KJV)
Christ destroyed the
walls of separation though His Love
and Truth.
He came unto his own, and his own
received him not. 12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to
become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: 13 Which
were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man,
but of God. 14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and
we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of
grace and truth.
John 1:11-14 (KJV)
Christ made
restitution.
Forasmuch as ye know that ye
were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your
vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; 19 But
with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without
spot
1 Peter 1:18-19 (KJV)
Christ anguished over
our reconciliation.
And being in an agony he prayed more
earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to
the ground.
Luke 22:44 (KJV)
Christ demonstrated
unconditional love and complete forgiveness over our sin.
We love him, because he first loved
us.
1 John 4:19 (KJV)
Wherefore he saith, When he ascended
up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.
Eph 4:8 (KJV)
Christ strengthens
fellowship through the Body of Christ.
Till we all come in the unity of the
faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the
measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ
Eph 4:13 (KJV)
Other verses to
consider
It is of the Lord'S
mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. 23 They
are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.
Lam 3:22-23 (KJV)
For there is one God,
and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; 6 Who
gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.
1 Tim 2:5-6 (KJV)
For unto us a child is born,
unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his
name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting
Father, The Prince of Peace. 7 Of the increase of his government and peace there
shall be no end
Isaiah 9:6-7 (KJV)
