COMPASSION OF CHRIST

Saturday, June 5, 2010
2 Corinthians 5:17-19
Therefore, if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature; old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. And all things are of GOD, who hath reconciled us to Himself by JESUS CHRIST, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation.
I don't think that I am being disrespectful to GOD by saying that this verse from 2 Corinthians 5, is GOD'S organizational plan for the Church. I love the way that GOD made sure that we had a perfect plan for the gathering and activity of the organized body of Christ. GOD had such compassion for the world that He made sure that there was a plan in place for the spread of the Gospel throughout all the world. He did this so that, in the fullness of time, all people would come to JESUS and through Him be saved.

We begin this plan with this statement: ALL THINGS ARE OF GOD.

1. Born again people of GOD through Jesus Christ
2. Old things passed away; behold, all things become new
3. A people reconciled to GOD by Jesus
4. Mission and ministry - RECONCILIATION TO GOD

The Church is the Body of Christ, reconciled to GOD by the Blood of Jesus; Born again people; New creatures; with a ministry and a mission to reconcile the world to GOD. We are a part of this plan of GOD and we have a lot of work to do. The people of this world are confused by every wind of doctrine and are tossed and turned like ships in a storm. ALL THINGS ARE OF GOD and GOD wants everyone to be saved, we have the word of life to turn the darkness of confusion to the bright light of stability. Let us be the compassionate heart of GOD, reconciling the world to GOD through Jesus. We have the whole Gospel; let's use it.
We beg you, in Christ's stead, BE YE RECONCILED TO GOD.