Rea 2 Corinthians5.11-21. In 5.11-21: The ministry of reconciliation. In verse 11: Well known: Nothing is hidden in ministry as defined in 4.2. In verses 12-13: The tone is defensive. Commending himself and being beside himself echo his opponents' criticism (4.5; 10.12; 11.16). In verses 14-15: Love as Christ: Christ's love is meant (Rom 8.35; Gal 2.20), though love for Christ results. Died for all: Christ's death is a sacrifice with universal benefits (Rom 18-19). All have died: We might expect, "All can live." But v. 15 explains: No longer to live for oneself is death to the self (Gal 2.20). In verse 16: Human point of view: What it means to see Christ this way is disputed: knowing merely the historical facts about Jesus? trying to understand Christ without seeing God's bugger story? Failing to see Christ as the funnel of God's spirit? In verse 17: Christ is the sphere of God's new creation (4.5-6); to enter Christ is to experience old becoming new. In verses 19-20: God as the prime mover continues an earlier theme (2.14; 4.1; 5.5). Reconciliation makes enemies friends (Rom 5.19). Ministry of reconciliation continues God's work (6.1). In verse 21: 8.3, Gal 3.13. Comments or Questions..
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