Published: July 17, 2022, 9 p.m.
Captive to Christ
2 Corinthians 2:14-17
Humanity is captive to sin, but Jesus\u2019 death on the cross has paid the ransom. All who accept this free and gracious gift become children of God! Because Christ conquered sin and death, we are now captive to Him. Captivity to Christ is not burdensome, but it does come with a mission: pointing others toward salvation in Him alone.
\xa0Take Home Message: Faithful captives point others toward someone greater.
\xa0Faithful captives point others toward\u2026
- Christ\u2019s victory.
- 2 Corinthians 2:14a- But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession.\xa0
- Christ\u2019s word.
- 2 Corinthians 2:14b- And through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of him everywhere.
- Christ\u2019s sacrifice.
- 2 Corinthians 2:15-16a- 15 For we are the aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing, 16 to one a fragrance from death to death, to the other a fragrance from life to life.
- Christ\u2019s sufficiency.
- 2 Corinthians 2:16b-17- Who is sufficient for these things? 17 For we are not, like so many, peddlers of God's word, but as men of sincerity, as commissioned by God, in the sight of God we speak in Christ.
\xa0Simple. Authentic. Jesus.
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