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About-Him.Com Devotional 03-09-2002
2 Corinthians 5:21 For he
hath made him [to be] sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the
righteousness of God in him.
5th in a 5 part series
on II Corinthians 5:17-21:
We have been reconciled to God
because we have believed in and accepted the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross. At
our new birth we became new creations in Christ, and now we stand in the place
of Christ urging others to be likewise reconciled to God. This is what we tell
them:
For he hath made him [to be] sin for us, who knew no
sin;
We didn't and don't deserve
salvation, but because of God's love for us, Christ died for us while we were
sinners (Romans 5:8; Titus 3:5). Jesus is the only person to fulfill God's
requirement for a spotless sacrifice (Leviticus 3:1; I Peter 1:19). He was the
just dying for the unjust (I Peter 3:18). He was sinless (I Peter 2:22),
holy, harmless, undefiled (Hebrews 7:26), non-violent, and without deceit
(Isaiah 53:9). He carried our sorrow and was wounded for our
transgressions and bruised for our iniquity (Isaiah 53:4-6).
All so that we could
live in His righteousness (I Peter 2:24; I John 3:5).
That we might be made the righteousness of God in him. Our self righteousness was and
still is as filthy rags in God's sight (Isaiah 64:6), but we are not what we
used to be. We have been washed in the blood of Jesus, justified in His
name and sactified by His Spirit (ICorinthians 6:11). We like the apostle
Paul recognize that our own righteousness is worthless and we seek to be found
in the righteousness of Jesus (Philippians 3:9).
1 Corinthians 1:30 But of
him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and
righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:
We urge all who will hear, "Be ye
reconciled to God!" (II Corinthians 5:20).
In
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We have recorded several Songs of the Church and some of our own
compositions in MP3 and RealAudio. http://about-him.com
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Crimson Stream
RealAudio http://about-him.com/music/stream.ram MP3 http://about-him.com/music/stream.mp3 Wash
Me and Cleanse Me
RealAudio http://about-him.com/music/wash.ram Mp3 http://about-him.com/music/wash.mp3 Humor
A young mother paying a visit to a
doctor made no attempt to restrain her five-year-old son, who was ransacking an
adjoining room.
Finally, an extra loud clatter of bottles from the next room prompted her to say, "I hope you don't mind Johnny being in there." "No," said the doctor calmly, "He'll be quiet when he gets to the poisons." Keep Looking Up! Don & Marie Spooner About Him! Ministries Your thoughts and Inquiries Contact@about-him.com Subscribe to this devotional? Subscribe@about-him.com
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