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2 Corinthians 518 tells us that God has given us the ministry of reconciliation.

Have you ever wondered what that actually means?

In this week's Connecting clip of the week, Paul and Shelby discussed this passage of

scripture and how we can be better ambassadors of this reconciliation ministry in our own churches.

To hear more of Paul and Shelby's conversation on grace,

check out the Connecting Podcast episode 31, wherever

you listen to podcasts.

You can also watch the video on Paul Tripp's YouTube channel or Facebook page.

Here's Paul and Shelby on the Ministry of Reconciliation.

Let's look at a second passage that really, really is a New Testament kind of unpacking of what we've just looked at.

This is 2nd Corinthians 5.

I'll begin with verse 16.

From now on, therefore, we regard no one according to the flesh, even though we once regarded Christ

according to the flesh, we regard him thus no longer. Therefore, if anyone is Christ's new creation,

the old has passed away, behold, the new has come. All this is from God who through Christ

reconciled us to himself and gave us the minister of reconciliation.

That is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting the trespass against them,

and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation.

Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us, we implore you on behalf of Christ

be reconciled to God. For our sake, he made him to be sin, who knew no sin, so that in him

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