Last week we saw that the first characteristic of an ambassador for Christ is that he or she should is one who is sent for a purpose. knows God well. Today we shall see that an ambassador is one who is faithful.
- An ambassador is one who is faithful
- Passage: “we beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. 21 He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.” (2 Corinthians 5:20-21)
- Proof
- An ambassador’s message is not one he invented. A good ambassador is measured by how faithful He is to the one who sent Him that He represent.
- What is our message?
- The purpose of our message: “we beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.” (2 Corinthians 5:20b)
- How we are reconciled with God is the Gospel! “He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.” (2 Corinthians 5:21)
- This message tells us that we are sinners.
- This message tells us that Christ is our substitute.
- This message tells us Christ
- Picture: An ambassador is to please the one who sent Him and not those he goes to; can you imagine if the country is an enemy of His country and the ambassador decides to change his message to make the enemy like it? This ambassador is not faithful; in fact, he has betrayed his country. He is now an enemy by becoming friends of the enemies of his country.
- Practice
- Are you faithful to the Bible’s message?
- Do you try to remove the parts of the Bible you don’t like?
- Are you trying to be faithful or are you trying to be liked by others?
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Thank you for reblogging this post in the Ambassador of Christ series! I hope that you enjoy your Sunday!
you’re very welcome Brother and likewise my friend! 🙂
God is so amazing, though, that he even uses ambassadors who break all the rules–Jonah, for example, or Naomi. J.
Amen that is very true.
Excellent help!
Thank you Maria, that’s encouraging to hear. If it is helpful I hope to make more posts like these.
The outline works well and it is a good thing to be guided through carefully. This teaching is vital to our loving and pure witness, Pastor Jim. Your church will benefit from this series.
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