2 Corinthians 5:8-20

Devotionals, Articles, and Bible Study Resources on 2 Corinthians 5:8-20

8We are confident, then, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.
9So we aspire to please Him, whether we are here in this body or away from it.
10For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad.
11Therefore, since we know what it means to fear the Lord, we try to persuade men. What we are is clear to God, and I hope it is clear to your conscience as well.
12We are not commending ourselves to you again. Instead, we are giving you an occasion to be proud of us, so that you can answer those who take pride in appearances rather than in the heart.
13If we are out of our mind, it is for God; if we are of sound mind, it is for you.
14For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that One died for all, therefore all died.
15And He died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died for them and was raised again.
16So from now on we regard no one according to the flesh. Although we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer.
17Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come!
18All this is from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation:
19that God was reconciling the world to Himself in Christ, not counting men’s trespasses against them. And He has committed to us the message of reconciliation.
20Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ: Be reconciled to God.
— 2 Corinthians 5:8-20

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