Antagonists or Ambassadors?
In II Cor 5:18-20 Paul reminds us that God has taken care of the problem of sin for the whole world and calls us to be ambassadors of that message to our world. To be honest, I tend to focus more on the prevalence of sin in the world rather than on the message of reconciliation I am to represent. With a 24-hour news cycle there is always something to be alarmed about. I find it easy to slip into a critical and judgmental
In II Cor 5:18-20 Paul reminds us that God has taken care of the problem of sin for the whole world and calls us to be ambassadors of that message to our world. To be honest, I tend to focus more on the prevalence of sin in the world rather than on the message of reconciliation I am to represent. With a 24-hour news cycle there is always something to be alarmed about. I find it easy to slip into a critical and judgmental spirit rather than the attitude of an ambassador.
As Christ followers, and as His ambassadors, how might our lives, actions and attitudes be different if we recognized that we are indeed in an alien land called to reflect the character of our King? To whom am I being called as an ambassador this week? What difference might it make in my relationships with those I tend to criticize?
2 Comments
david kinnaman
thanks for posting
Gwynne, Thanks for posting about unchristian. I appreciate how you’ve approached this subject and I find myself agreeing wholeheartedly. I like the way you put it: we are more focused on the prevalence of sin than on the message of reconciliation we are supposed to represent. Anyway, well done… and thanks again. Blessings, David Kinnaman | Barna Group
Gwynne Johnson
Glad you agree…
Always encouraging to have the author agree with my reading.