2 Corinthians 5:18-21 (NKJV) Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation, that is, 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. Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ’s behalf, be reconciled to God. For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.
There are two kinds of death: physical and spiritual death. All of us will face these two deaths unless we are born again. Those who do not have Christ in their lives will face spiritual death, where they are eternally separated from God. The passage states, “we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us”. There is a cry that comes from within us, urging us to do something about it.
God is a God who would leave the ninety to search for the one lost sheep. Jesus urgently preached the gospel in every city and village. The Holy Spirit sees the people around us, particularly those who are still lost. He pleads and compels us to go forth and share the gospel with them.
We, the church, are to tell them that God does not impute their sins and trespasses on them because God has already made Christ to be sin for us so that we can have Christ’s righteousness. God has entrusted us with the ministry and the word of reconciliation to encourage everyone to return to Him.
Matthew 28:19-20 (NKJV) Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.
The church must rise to her calling and preach the gospel of Jesus Christ when the world is in trouble. That’s the last and great commission of Jesus Christ entrusted to the church, His body of believers. Are you sharing the gospel with your colleagues, relatives, and neighbours? You may be a business owner or a member of staff in a company. You might be providing your subordinates with a job and a livelihood, but you are also in that position to share the gospel before it is too late for them!
The power is in the gospel, not in the testimonies or even if someone were to rise from the dead. We are not ashamed of the gospel because it is the power of God to save everyone who believes, first for the Jews and then for the Gentiles.
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从我们里面发出的呐喊
哥林多后书5:18-21 一切都是出于 神。他藉着基督使我们与他和好，又将劝人与他和好的职分赐给我们。这就是 神在基督里，叫世人与自己和好，不将他们的过犯归到他们身上，并且将这和好的道理托付了我们。所以。我们做基督的使者，就好像神藉我们劝你们一般，我们替基督求你们与神和好，神使那无罪的（无罪：原文是不知罪。）替我们成为罪，好叫我们在他里面成为 神的义
死亡有两种：肉体的和灵性的。除非我们重生，否则都会面对这两种死亡。那些生命中没有基督的人将面对灵性的死亡，他们将就此永远与神分离。经文说：“我们做基督的使者，就好像神藉我们劝你们一般”。有一个从我们里面发出的呐喊，敦促我们采取行动。
神会留下那九十九只羊而去找那只迷失的羊，祂就是这样一位神。耶稣急切地在每个城市和村庄传福音。圣灵看到我们周遭的人，尤其是那些仍然迷失的人。祂恳求并敦促我们走出去，去与他们分享福音。
我们，即教会，要告诉他们，神不将他们的罪与过犯归到他们身上，因为神已经使那无罪的基督，替我们成为罪，好叫我们得以拥有基督的义。神已将劝人与祂和好的职分与这真道托付给我们，去鼓励每一个人回到祂那里。
马太福音 28:19-20 所以,你们要去,使万民作我的门徒。奉父,子,圣灵的名，给他们施洗。凡我所吩咐你们的，都教训他们遵守，我就常与你们同在，直到世界的末了
当世界陷入困境时，教会必须响应其呼召挺身而出，传扬耶稣基督的福音。这是耶稣基督托付给教会–祂的信徒肢体–的最后也是最伟大的使命。你是否有与同事、亲戚和邻居分享福音？你可能是企业老板或公司的员工。你可能正在为下属提供工作和生计，但你之所以被放在这样的位置，也是为了在为时未晚之际与他们分享福音！
神的大能在乎福音，而不在乎见证，哪怕有人从死里复活。我们不以福音为耻，因为它本是神的大能，要救一切相信的，先是犹太人，然后是外邦人。
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