2 Corinthians 5:16-21
16 So from now on we regard no one from a
worldly point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer. 17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!18 All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation:
19 that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. 20 We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God. 21 God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
Reflection
In our scripture today Paul is does a good job of telling us why we cannot judge. This is because we can only evaluate based on earthly standards. We do not know what God has done in their heart. The last verse cements this idea. There was nothing we did that brought about our own salvation it is the gift offered by God in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Why do you think it is important to remember that it is god who has saved us?
