2 Corinthians Chapter 5:1-16
Have you felt like you are alone in your struggles?
Does there seem like too much opposition for you to reach the goal?
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Do you see someone else's troubles as theirs? None of your concern?
Or, let's get right to the problem, do you feel as if you aren't good enough for the team?
Let's get this straight right now. You are on the team!
As Christians, we confess our sins when we come to God at salvation and we should. But as saved believers, we ought to confess our righteousness. We ought to confess our justification. Here, Paul doesn't tell us to confess our sins. What Paul tells us is to confess is our justification. Does Paul say "He who knew no sin became sin so that we should be called sinners?"
No, Paul says that Christ became sin so that we should be called the righteousness of God! Wow! We’re tempted to sin, to harm others, to steal, to struggle with substance abuse. But instead of proclaiming judgment and shame over ourselves and beating ourselves up, we should proclaim that He who knew no sin became sin, so that we are the righteousness of God.
Let’s tell ourselves,"I’m the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus."
Proclaim it over your life!
You have made the team!!
Now live like it!!