Everyone has been reconciled unto God by Jesus Christ. If everyone has been reconciled unto God by Jesus Christ then what good is religion? If everyone has been reconciled to God by Jesus Christ then why would anyone need to be predestinated? What about the Catholic church? Do they not claim to be the reconcilers between man and God? Should we trust them or Jesus?
The doctrine of reconciliation calls all religions into question.
"And all things are of God, who has reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and has given to us the ministry of reconciliation. To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and has committed unto us the word of reconciliation" 2 Corinthians 5:18, 19.
Some will say... "I didn't ask to be reconciled unto God by Jesus Christ". Doesn't make any difference, you have ALREADY been reconciled unto God by Jesus Christ, "Even when you were sometimes alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now has he reconciled" Colossians 1:21.
How did Jesus reconcile us and the world unto God?
Fasten your seat belt because this may be something that you have never heard before. If you have heard it before you need to hear it again. Jesus is God's new Adam and our new representative. Our old representative (Adam) plunged the whole human race into sin and death. "Wherefore as by one man sin entered the world and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned" Romans 5:12. We are all sinners without works. We don't become sinners, we are born sinners, Psalm 51:5. Just as we are sinners without works, so shall we be saved without works.
Jesus reconciles us to God by doing for us that which we cannot do for ourselves. As our new representative in our name and on our behalf Jesus offers to God the Father a life of perfect obedience to his Holy Law. It was the life of Jesus that was lived for our justification, Romans 3:26. It was the life of Jesus that fulfilled all of the demands of God's Holy Law.
When Jesus died on the cross we died with him, Paul said, "I have been crucified with Christ" Galatians 2:20. The whole Adamic race has been put to death in Jesus Christ, Romans 6:6. This is how God defeated Satan. In the resurrection of Jesus God has brought forth a new humanity. "If any man be "In Christ" he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold all things have become new" 2 Corinthians 5:17.
The doctrine of reconciliation calls all religions into question.
"And all things are of God, who has reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and has given to us the ministry of reconciliation. To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and has committed unto us the word of reconciliation" 2 Corinthians 5:18, 19.
Some will say... "I didn't ask to be reconciled unto God by Jesus Christ". Doesn't make any difference, you have ALREADY been reconciled unto God by Jesus Christ, "Even when you were sometimes alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now has he reconciled" Colossians 1:21.
How did Jesus reconcile us and the world unto God?
Fasten your seat belt because this may be something that you have never heard before. If you have heard it before you need to hear it again. Jesus is God's new Adam and our new representative. Our old representative (Adam) plunged the whole human race into sin and death. "Wherefore as by one man sin entered the world and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned" Romans 5:12. We are all sinners without works. We don't become sinners, we are born sinners, Psalm 51:5. Just as we are sinners without works, so shall we be saved without works.
Jesus reconciles us to God by doing for us that which we cannot do for ourselves. As our new representative in our name and on our behalf Jesus offers to God the Father a life of perfect obedience to his Holy Law. It was the life of Jesus that was lived for our justification, Romans 3:26. It was the life of Jesus that fulfilled all of the demands of God's Holy Law.
When Jesus died on the cross we died with him, Paul said, "I have been crucified with Christ" Galatians 2:20. The whole Adamic race has been put to death in Jesus Christ, Romans 6:6. This is how God defeated Satan. In the resurrection of Jesus God has brought forth a new humanity. "If any man be "In Christ" he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold all things have become new" 2 Corinthians 5:17.
