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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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