‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭5:16-21‬ ‭MSG. Anyone united with Jesus gets a fresh start, is created new

“Now we look inside, and what
we see is that anyone united
with the Messiah gets a fresh start,
is created new. The old life is gone;
a new life burgeons!

Look at it! All this comes from the
God who settled the relationship
between us and him, and then called us to settle our relationships with each other.

God put the world square with himself
through the Messiah, giving the world
a fresh start by offering forgiveness of sins.

God has given us the task of telling
everyone what he is doing.
We’re Christ’s representatives.
God uses us to persuade men and
women to drop their differences
and enter into God’s work of making
things right between them.

We’re speaking for Christ himself now:
Become friends with God; he’s
already a friend with you.

How? you ask.
In Christ. God put the wrong on him
who never did anything wrong, so we
could be put right with God.”
‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭5:16-21‬ ‭MSG‬‬