I. Boasting in Appearance – Superficial Standards of Judgment 5:12-13
A. A Proper Answer for Paul's Critics – 12
1. Do not become a judge of motives – 12a
2. Success is not a proper measuring stick 12b 1 Sam. 16:7 -- Paul probably had this passage in mind
B. A Life Lived for God and Others 13
II. For the Love of Christ Compels Us 14a
III. Christ Died and Reconciled the World to Himself
A. An Apparent Teaching of Universalism. 14b-15, 19
B. A Contextual Limitation 15b v. 15b – “That they who live†Not everyone becomes a living one by Christ's death.
C. For Whom Did Christ Die?
Christ died to redeem a people for Himself – and all who died when He died have eternal life -- Romans 6:1-3
A Visual representation of verse 15 And he-died for all so-that-the-living-onesmay-live for-themselves no-longer but may-live) for-the-one (who) for-them having-died and having-been-raised.
D. Why Did Christ Die?
E. Reconciling the World v. 19
1. Paul himself was reconciled to God at his conversion v. 18
2. This message is not just for Paul – and not just for Israel – but in this New Covenant age – the gospel of reconciliation extends to the whole world.
3. The message of reconciliation is that good news of the gospel
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Great Sermon! Great exposition of often misunderstood verses. "For the love of Christ compels us, because we judge thus: that if One died for all, then all died; and He died for all, that those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again." (2 Cor. 5:14,15 NKJV)
Pastor Steve came to Christ at the age of 11. He graduated from Pacific Coast Baptist Bible College in 1979 with a B.A. in theology as the Valedictorian of his class. He joined our church in 1978, came on staff, full-time in 1980, was ordained as an Elder in 1982, and became...