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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><b>H.
2 CORINTHIANS 5:11-21 </b>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><b>FURTHER
MOTIVATION TO MINISTER</b></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><b>1.
5:11-15 CONSTRAINT: BY FEAR OF LORD AND LOVE OF SOULS</b></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><b>a.
5:11 THE FEAR OF THE LORD AND SOUL-WINNERS</b></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center">
<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">EiDOtes oun ton PHObon<font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1">
[5401]</font> tou KuRIou,</font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><b>Knowing
therefore the fear of the Lord,</b></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center">
<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">anTHR<u>O</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">pous
PEItho-men </span><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="text-decoration: none;">[3982]</span></font><span style="text-decoration: none;">,
The</span><u>O</u><span style="text-decoration: none;"> de
pe-pha-neR</span><u>O</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">me-tha
</span><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="text-decoration: none;">[5319]</span></font><span style="text-decoration: none;">;</span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;" align="center">
<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><b>we persuade men, but we are
manifested to God;</b></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center">
<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;">elPIz</span><u>o</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">
</span><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="text-decoration: none;">[1679]</span></font><span style="text-decoration: none;">
de kai en tais su-neiD</span><u>E</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">se-sin
</span><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="text-decoration: none;">[4893]</span></font><span style="text-decoration: none;">
huM</span><u>O</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">N
pe-pha-neR</span><u>O</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">Sthai
</span><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="text-decoration: none;">[5319]</span></font><span style="text-decoration: none;">.</span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;" align="center">
<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><b>and I hope that we are
manifested also in your :consciences.</b></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;" align="center">
<br>
</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;" align="center">
<font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><b>b. 5:12 CONTRAST OF TWO
TYPES OF SOUL-WINNERS</b></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;" align="center">
<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">ou PAlin he-auTOUS
su-nisTAno-men<font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"> [4921]</font>
huMIN,</font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;" align="center">
<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><b>We are not again commending
ourselves to you,</b></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
</span><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">alLA
a-phorM</span></span><u><span style="">E</span></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">N
</span></span><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">[874]</span></span></font><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
diDONtes huMIN kauCH</span></span><u><span style="">E</span></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">ma-tos
</span></span><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">[2745]</span></span></font><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
huPER h</span></span><u><span style="">e</span></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">M</span></span><u><span style="">O</span></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">N,</span></span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;" align="center">
<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><b>but as giving you occasion of
glorying on our behalf,</b></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center">
<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;">HIna
Ech</span><u>e</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">te pros tous en
proS</span><u>O</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">p</span><u>o</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">
</span><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="text-decoration: none;">[4383]</span></font><span style="text-decoration: none;">
kau-ch</span><u>o</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">MEnous
</span><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="text-decoration: none;">[2744]</span></font><span style="text-decoration: none;">,
kai m</span><u>e</u><span style="text-decoration: none;"> en karDIa.</span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><b><span style="text-decoration: none;">that
you may have toward th</span><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">os</span></i><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">e
glorying in face, and not in heart.</span></span></b></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;" align="center">
<br>
</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;" align="center">
<font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><b>c. 5:13 PAUL'S EXPLANATION
OF EMOTIONAL CONTROL</b></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center">
<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">EIte
gar eXESt</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><u>e</u></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">-men
</span></span><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">[1839]</span></span></font><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">,
The</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><u>O</u></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">;</span></span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">For
whether we were beside ourselves, </span></span><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">it
is </span></i><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">to
God;</span></span></b></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center">
<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">EIte
s</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><u>o</u></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">-phroNOUmen
</span></span><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">[4993]</span></span></font><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">,
huMIN.</span></span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">whether
we are of sober mind, </span></span><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">it
is</span></i><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
to you.</span></span></b></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;" align="center">
<br>
</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;" align="center">
<font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><b>d. 5:14-15 LOVE OF CHRIST:
CONSTRAINT FOR PAUL</b></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center">
<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">h</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><u>e</u></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
gar aGAp</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><u>e</u></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
tou ChrisTOU suNEchei </span></span><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">[4912]</span></span></font><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
h</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><u>e</u></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">MAS;</span></span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;" align="center">
<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><b>For the love of the Christ
constrains us;</b></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center">
<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">KRInan-tas
</span></span><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">[2919]</span></span></font><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
TOUto, HOti eis huPER PANt</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><u>o</u></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">n
aPEtha-nen </span></span><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">[599]
</span></span></font><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">,
Ara hoi PANtes aPEtha-non;</span></span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;" align="center">
<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><b>having thus judged, that one
died for all, therefore :all died;</b></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center">
<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">kai
huPER panT</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><u>O</u></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">N
aPEtha-nen,</span></span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">15</span></span><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
and he died for all,</span></span></font></b></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center">
<font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">HIna
hoi Z</span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><u>O</u></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Ntes
m</span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><u>e</u></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">KEti
he-auTOIS Z</span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><u>O</u></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">sin,</span></span></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;" align="center">
<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><b>that they that live should no
longer live to themselves,</b></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center">
<font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">alLA
t</span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><u>o</u></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
huPER auT</span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><u>O</u></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">N
a-po-thaNONti kai e-gerTHENti </span></span></font><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">[1453]</span></span><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">.</span></span></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;" align="center">
<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><b>but to him who for their
sakes died and rose again.</b></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;" align="center">
<br>
</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;" align="center">
<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><b>2. 5:16-19 FOR THE MINISTRY
OF RECONCILIATION</b></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;" align="center">
<font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><b>a. 5:16 EVEN CHRIST AFTER
THE FLESH: NOT KNOWN</b></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;" align="center">
<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;">H</span><span style="font-style: normal;"><u>O</u></span><span style="font-style: normal;">Ste
h</span><span style="font-style: normal;"><u>e</u></span><span style="font-style: normal;">MEIS
aPO tou nun ouDEna OIda-men kaTA SARka </span><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="font-style: normal;">[4561]</span></font><span style="font-style: normal;">:</span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;" align="center">
<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><b><span style="font-style: normal;">So
that we from :now on know no </span><i>one</i><span style="font-style: normal;">
after </span><i>the</i><span style="font-style: normal;"> flesh:</span></b></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;" align="center">
<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;">ei
kai egN</span><span style="font-style: normal;"><u>O</u></span><span style="font-style: normal;">ka-men
</span><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="font-style: normal;">[1097]</span></font><span style="font-style: normal;">
kaTA SARka ChrisTON,</span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;" align="center">
<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><b><span style="font-style: normal;">even
though we have known Christ after </span><i>the</i><span style="font-style: normal;">
flesh,</span></b></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;" align="center">
<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;">alLA
nun ouKEti giN</span><span style="font-style: normal;"><u>O</u></span><span style="font-style: normal;">Sko-men.</span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;" align="center">
<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><b><span style="font-style: normal;">yet
now we know </span><i>him so </i><span style="font-style: normal;">no
more.</span></b></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;" align="center">
<br>
</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;" align="center">
<font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><b>b. 5:17 A NEW CREATION:
RESULT OF BEING IN CHRIST</b></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;" align="center">
<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;">H</span><span style="font-style: normal;"><u>O</u></span><span style="font-style: normal;">Ste
ei tis en ChrisT</span><span style="font-style: normal;"><u>O</u></span><span style="font-style: normal;">,
kaiN</span><span style="font-style: normal;"><u>E</u></span><span style="font-style: normal;">
</span><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="font-style: normal;">[2537]</span></font><span style="font-style: normal;">
KTIsis </span><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="font-style: normal;">[2937]</span></font><span style="font-style: normal;">:</span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;" align="center">
<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><b><span style="font-style: normal;">So
that if any </span><i>is</i><span style="font-style: normal;"> in
Christ, </span><i>he is</i><span style="font-style: normal;"> a new
creature:</span></b></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;" align="center">
<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;">ta
arCHAIa </span><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="font-style: normal;">[744]</span></font><span style="font-style: normal;">
paR</span><span style="font-style: normal;"><u>E</u></span><span style="font-style: normal;">Lthen
</span><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="font-style: normal;">[3928]</span></font><span style="font-style: normal;">;
iDOU, GEgo-nen kaiNA.</span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;" align="center">
<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><b><span style="font-style: normal;">the
old </span><i>are</i><span style="font-style: normal;"> passed away;
lo, they are become new.</span></b></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;" align="center">
<br>
</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;" align="center">
<font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><b>c. 5:18-19 GOD: THE BASIS OF
CHRIST'S RECONCILIATION</b></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;" align="center">
<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">ta de PANta ek tou TheOU,</font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;" align="center">
<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><b>But all the <i>things</i> are
of :God,</b></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;" align="center">
<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">tou ka-talLAxan-tos <font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1">[2644]</font>
h<u>e</u>MAS he-auT<u>O</u> diA ChrisTOU,</font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;" align="center">
<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><b>who reconciled us to himself
through Christ, </b></font>
</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;" align="center">
<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">kai DONtos h<u>e</u>MIN t<u>e</u>n
di-a-koNIan <font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1">[1248]</font> t<u>e</u>s
ka-tal-laG<u>E</u>S <font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1">[2643]</font>;</font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;" align="center">
<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><b>and gave to us the ministry
of :reconciliation;</b></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;" align="center">
<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">h<u>o</u>s, HOti TheOS <u>e</u>n
en ChrisT<u>O</u> KOSmon ka-talLASs<u>o</u>n<font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1">
[2644] </font>he-auT<u>O</u>,</font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><b>19<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">
to wit, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself,</font></b></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">m</font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><u>e</u></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">
lo-giZOme-nous </font>[3049]<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">
auTOIS ta pa-rapT</font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><u>O</u></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">ma-ta
</font>[3900]<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"> auT</font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><u>O</u></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">N,</font></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><b>not reckoning to them their
:trespasses,</b></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">kai
THEme-nos </font>[5087]<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"> en h</font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><u>e</u></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">MIN
ton LOgon t</font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><u>e</u></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">s
ka-tal-laG</font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><u>E</u></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">S.</font></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><b>and having committed to us
the word of :reconciliation.</b></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><b>3. 5:20-21 BECAUSE OF HIGH
CALLING: AMBASSADORS OF CHRIST</b></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><b>a. 5:20 GOD WORKS
RECONCILIATION THROUGH MEN</b></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">HuPER ChrisTOU oun presBEUo-men
<font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1">[4243]</font>,</font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><b>We are ambassadors therefore
on behalf of Christ,</b></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">h<u>o</u>s tou TheOU
pa-ra-kaLOUNtos <font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1">[3870]</font> di'
h<u>e</u>M<u>O</u>N:</font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><b>as though :God were
entreating by us:</b></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">deOme-tha <font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1">[1189]</font>
huPER ChrisTOU, ka-talLAg<u>e</u>-te <font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1">[2644]</font>
t<u>o</u> The<u>O</u>.</font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><b>we beseech on behalf of
Christ, be reconciled to :God.</b></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><b>b. 5:21 CHRIST OUR
RIGHTEOUSNESS: THE MESSAGE OF RECONCILIATION</b></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">ton m<u>e</u> GNONta ha-marTIan
huPER h<u>e</u>M<u>O</u>N ha-marTIan ePOI<u>e</u>-sen;</font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><b>Him who knew no sin he made
sin on our behalf;</b></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">HIna h<u>e</u>MEIS geN<u>O</u>me-tha
<font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1">[1096]</font> di-kai-oSUn<u>e</u>
<font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1">[1343]</font> TheOU en auT<u>O</u>.</font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><b>that WE might become
righteousness of God in him.</b></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><u><b>NOTE</b></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>:</b></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
There are 3 verses in this passage that stand out to me: 5:13 - For
the sake of winning souls, Paul restrained himself before them, lest
they be turned off by his exorbitant love to God. When alone with
God, he showed no restraints.</span></span></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">To me, this is a good example
for us today. In revivals, some seem to be unaware of Paul's wisdom
at this point, and turn off unbelievers with their unrestrained
emotional joy. God loves us to be as little children before Him - but
for the sake of souls - He desires us to restrain ourselves before
them, but give Him their unrestrained love in private. Are we willing
to walk in this wisdom of the Spirit through the apostle Paul?</font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">Then consider 5:17. I memorized
this soon after my conversion 65 years ago, and have blessed God for
the truth and reality found here. It is difficult to plumb the depths
of this verse; but as we meditate upon it, and pray it back to God in
our own words with thanksgiving, then the Spirit opens it up like a
rose bud, or peels it back layer by layer as in an onion.</font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">Lastly
there is 5:21. It is </span></span><u><span style="">God</span></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
who made Jesus His only begotten Son </span></span><u><span style="">sin</span></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
on our behalf. Jesus was born to die! Had Satan insight on this
beforehand, he would never have permitted Calvary to take place! It
was his undoing. He is an entirely defeated foe since the death,
resurrection and ascension of Jesus! Peter's sermon in Acts 2 at
Pentecost is evident proof of this. God as the Master chess-player
effectively defeated the devil.</span></span></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">Oswald
Chambers in his various writings, especially “My Utmost for His
Highest”, points out that Jesus at Calvary effected the right for
Him from the throne of God following His Ascension, to place His very
nature into us by the Holy Spirit. We are a </span></span><u><span style="">new
creation</span></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">.
Christ in us, according to Galatians 2:20, was the sublime secret of
Paul's effectiveness. It really wasn't Paul - it was </span></span><u><span style="">Christ</span></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
living out </span></span><u><span style="">His
Life</span></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
through Paul! Rees Howells in his biography by Norman P. Grubb
effectively points out this same truth!</span></span></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">What
nuggets of almighty revelation lie in the Bible, God's Word! Let us
not leave it to remain as the </span></span><u><span style="">letter</span></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">,
but through faith, obedience and full discipleship in meditation, let
us permit God to make His Son </span></span><u><span style="">supreme</span></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
in us, to the pulling down of strongholds! - J.A.W.</span></span></font></p>
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