Donate

The Ministry of Reconciliation Part 3

Creflo Dollar

November 24, 2020

27:29

Join the dynamic leadership and teaching of Dr. Creflo and Taffi Dollar.

Closed captions

The Ministry of Reconciliation Part 3

Show timecode

Hide timecode

and friends of CrefloDollar Ministries.
00:00:04.573 --> 00:00:06.075
Coming up next on"Changing Your World."
00:00:06.108 --> 00:00:09.912
Creflo Dollar: See, I'mrighteous, not because of
00:00:09.945 --> 00:00:12.114
my righteousness.
00:00:12.147 --> 00:00:15.651
I'm righteous because of hisrighteousness, and I'm in him.
00:00:15.684 --> 00:00:21.723
So, I have been made righteous.
00:00:21.757 --> 00:00:24.193
I didn't become righteousbecause all of my
00:00:24.226 --> 00:00:26.462
goody-goody deeds.
00:00:26.495 --> 00:00:28.630
I was made righteous because Iaccepted Jesus and once I got
00:00:28.664 --> 00:00:31.300
into him, God now looks at methrough Jesus and he sees
00:00:31.333 --> 00:00:36.238
me righteous.
00:00:36.271 --> 00:00:39.541
So, in order to be reconciled toGod, here it goes, here it goes,
00:00:39.575 --> 00:00:44.947
in order to be reconciled toGod, we got to be as good
00:00:44.980 --> 00:00:50.586
as God.
00:00:50.619 --> 00:00:53.989
female announcer: Do you everfeel yourself slowly
00:00:54.022 --> 00:00:56.825
becoming disconnected?
00:00:56.859 --> 00:00:59.128
Grace Life Academy is here toserve you in areas you need in
00:00:59.161 --> 00:01:01.363
your life.
00:01:01.396 --> 00:01:03.699
You will have access tointeractive Bible lessons that
00:01:03.732 --> 00:01:05.868
include features like e-courses,study guides, quizzes, and
00:01:05.901 --> 00:01:08.437
hundreds of hours of onlineteachings from Creflo Dollar,
00:01:08.470 --> 00:01:11.273
and you can do that using just15 minutes a day and joining
00:01:11.306 --> 00:01:14.443
Grace Life Academy.
00:01:14.476 --> 00:01:16.778
Start your 30-day freetrial or go online and visit
00:01:16.812 --> 00:01:19.615
mygracelifeacademy.com.
00:01:19.648 --> 00:01:23.852
♪ This is your world, so let'svow to make it a better place ♪
00:01:26.288 --> 00:01:32.828
♪ Let every heart that needs toknow your love is here to stay ♪
00:01:32.861 --> 00:01:40.536
♪ Oh, oh, it's timeto live a new life ♪
00:01:40.569 --> 00:01:44.373
♪ Oh, oh, let his loveshine bright in you ♪
00:01:44.406 --> 00:01:48.477
♪ Oh, oh, we'resaved by his grace ♪
00:01:48.510 --> 00:01:51.580
♪ So we embraceyour love today ♪
00:01:51.613 --> 00:01:55.284
♪ We are changed ♪♪
00:01:55.317 --> 00:01:58.887
Creflo: If you have your Bibles,go with me to the book of
00:02:02.858 --> 00:02:05.360
2 Corinthians chapter 5.
00:02:05.394 --> 00:02:11.266
2 Corinthians chapter 5and verse 17.
00:02:11.300 --> 00:02:21.076
This has--this has been avery interesting season.
00:02:21.109 --> 00:02:28.884
It's been a time that's beenfilled with a lot of
00:02:28.917 --> 00:02:33.956
different things.
00:02:33.989 --> 00:02:36.258
We use different termslike social distancing.
00:02:36.291 --> 00:02:39.861
It's been a time of grief forthose who have lost loved ones.
00:02:39.895 --> 00:02:49.771
It's been a time of emotionaltrauma for those who struggle
00:02:49.805 --> 00:02:54.142
for racial equality.
00:02:54.176 --> 00:02:58.647
It's been a time of reset forChristians to remind themselves
00:02:58.680 --> 00:03:02.818
that we are the body of Christ,and we operate in the love of
00:03:02.851 --> 00:03:07.022
God no matter what.
00:03:07.055 --> 00:03:10.626
And there are lots ofinteresting things that
00:03:10.659 --> 00:03:13.061
are happening.
00:03:13.095 --> 00:03:15.597
And tonight, I want tochallenge your thinking.
00:03:15.631 --> 00:03:18.967
I want to confront your intimacythat you have with the
00:03:19.001 --> 00:03:24.273
Holy Spirit.
00:03:24.306 --> 00:03:27.476
And yet, I have come to know andcome to understand that you will
00:03:27.509 --> 00:03:33.215
never ever accomplishanything in anger.
00:03:33.248 --> 00:03:39.021
I've seen so many greatmessages get lost in anger.
00:03:39.054 --> 00:03:45.527
You have to make your mind upthat you're gonna walk in love
00:03:45.560 --> 00:03:48.697
no matter what, amen?
00:03:48.730 --> 00:03:53.168
So, allow me to take youthrough the Scriptures.
00:03:53.201 --> 00:03:56.271
We're gonna dig into this thing,and I want you to just stay
00:03:56.305 --> 00:04:00.609
there with me.
00:04:00.642 --> 00:04:03.612
I call it milkingthe Scriptures.
00:04:03.645 --> 00:04:05.814
I want to milk this.
00:04:05.847 --> 00:04:07.716
I want you see some things.
00:04:07.749 --> 00:04:09.484
I want to set you up and praythat this will really hit home
00:04:09.518 --> 00:04:14.823
with you and make a mark inyour life that cannot be erased.
00:04:14.856 --> 00:04:19.494
2 Corinthianschapter 5, verse 17.
00:04:19.528 --> 00:04:22.264
Let's read verse 17 through21, very familiar Scripture.
00:04:22.297 --> 00:04:25.634
Verse 17 through21, ready, read.
00:04:25.667 --> 00:04:29.171
"Therefore if any man be inChrist, he is a new creature:
00:04:29.204 --> 00:04:33.875
old things are passed away;behold, all things are
00:04:33.909 --> 00:04:37.346
become new.
00:04:37.379 --> 00:04:39.881
And all things are of God, whohath reconciled us to himself by
00:04:39.915 --> 00:04:43.952
Jesus Christ, and hathgiven to us the ministry of
00:04:43.985 --> 00:04:48.757
reconciliation; To wit, that Godwas in Christ, reconciling the
00:04:48.790 --> 00:04:55.464
world unto himself, not imputingtheir trespasses unto them; and
00:04:55.497 --> 00:05:02.170
hath committed unto us theword of reconciliation.
00:05:02.204 --> 00:05:07.809
Now then we are ambassadorsfor Christ, as though God did
00:05:07.843 --> 00:05:11.880
beseech you by us: we prayyou in Christ's stead, be ye
00:05:11.913 --> 00:05:17.519
reconciled to God.
00:05:17.552 --> 00:05:20.956
For he hath made him to be sinfor us, who knew no sin; that we
00:05:20.989 --> 00:05:26.294
might be made therighteousness of God in him."
00:05:26.328 --> 00:05:33.802
Now, 2 Corinthians chapter 5 and17, we noticed that there was a
00:05:33.835 --> 00:05:39.641
great change here.
00:05:39.674 --> 00:05:42.544
And we see in 17 that if anyman be in Christ, he's a
00:05:42.577 --> 00:05:46.748
new creature.
00:05:46.782 --> 00:05:49.418
So, the great changesreconciliation brings upon a
00:05:49.451 --> 00:05:53.288
sinner are the changes that onlythe gospel can bring to a man.
00:05:53.321 --> 00:06:00.529
I want to bring to yourattention three very important
00:06:00.562 --> 00:06:04.332
changes that occur, and juststay here in this, these few
00:06:04.366 --> 00:06:09.738
verses here and just pick outsome things that'll kind of
00:06:09.771 --> 00:06:13.341
help us.
00:06:13.375 --> 00:06:15.610
There are three changes, threevery important changes that
00:06:15.644 --> 00:06:17.512
occurs when a person isreconciled back to God.
00:06:17.546 --> 00:06:20.715
That word "reconcile"is interesting.
00:06:20.749 --> 00:06:22.751
It is to restore to friendship,it is to restore to harmony, but
00:06:22.784 --> 00:06:28.523
it also has little synonyms likecompatibility and agreement.
00:06:28.557 --> 00:06:35.397
And so, the first change thatyou see, of course, when someone
00:06:35.430 --> 00:06:38.400
is reconciled back to God,number one, you see the change
00:06:38.433 --> 00:06:42.604
in devotion.
00:06:42.637 --> 00:06:45.073
You see very clearly that yourinterest will greatly change,
00:06:45.106 --> 00:06:48.376
that a saved person, one who'sbeen born again now, will have
00:06:48.410 --> 00:06:51.813
interest in spiritual things,which an unsaved person
00:06:51.847 --> 00:06:55.817
will not.
00:06:55.851 --> 00:06:58.587
And a saved person will havedevotion for Christ, which an
00:06:58.620 --> 00:07:03.225
unsaved person will not.
00:07:03.258 --> 00:07:06.661
It kind of labels thedistinction here that there is a
00:07:06.695 --> 00:07:10.432
change of devotion to one whohas been saved or reconciled
00:07:10.465 --> 00:07:14.769
to God.
00:07:14.803 --> 00:07:17.506
Second change we see is thatthere's a change in deportments
00:07:17.539 --> 00:07:20.542
or behavior.
00:07:20.575 --> 00:07:22.677
You begin to see that, thatthere will be a change in a
00:07:22.711 --> 00:07:24.746
person's behavior.
00:07:24.779 --> 00:07:26.948
As they get born again, the HolySpirit begins to work on the
00:07:26.982 --> 00:07:29.184
inside of them, giving themdesires to do what pleases God.
00:07:29.217 --> 00:07:35.290
And there will be a change ina person's behavior when he is
00:07:35.323 --> 00:07:38.159
saved or reconciled to God, andthis change will especially be
00:07:38.193 --> 00:07:42.130
noted if that person was savedin his adult life because you
00:07:42.163 --> 00:07:46.668
were very familiar with howthey lived before they got
00:07:46.701 --> 00:07:49.971
saved, pretty, prettyinteresting things.
00:07:50.005 --> 00:07:54.376
And then the third importantchange that occurs when a
00:07:54.409 --> 00:07:58.346
person's reconciled to God isthere's a change in destiny, and
00:07:58.380 --> 00:08:02.017
that's a very important one.
00:08:02.050 --> 00:08:04.953
This is the greatest and mostimportant change, the eternal
00:08:04.986 --> 00:08:08.023
destiny of that reconciledsoul is now heaven.
00:08:08.056 --> 00:08:15.664
Then, of course, theunreconciled soul is headed for
00:08:15.697 --> 00:08:19.668
eternity in hell, and a man orwoman who's been reconciled to
00:08:19.701 --> 00:08:24.873
God sees that change in destiny.
00:08:24.906 --> 00:08:29.411
Now in 2 Corinthians chapter 5,and verse 18, he says, "And all
00:08:29.444 --> 00:08:33.915
things are of God, who hathreconciled us to himself by
00:08:33.949 --> 00:08:36.585
Jesus Christ, and hathgiven to us the ministry
00:08:36.618 --> 00:08:39.120
of reconciliation."
00:08:39.154 --> 00:08:41.356
Reconciliation is a work ofGod that can only be possible
00:08:41.389 --> 00:08:46.227
through Jesus.
00:08:46.261 --> 00:08:48.697
Reconciliation is a work ofGod through Jesus Christ.
00:08:48.730 --> 00:08:52.534
Reconciliation involves, itinvolves the work of the gospel
00:08:52.567 --> 00:08:57.205
and all of it revolvesaround Jesus Christ.
00:08:57.238 --> 00:09:03.578
If you leave himout, nothing works.
00:09:03.612 --> 00:09:07.949
Leave him out, and you'llnot have any reconciliation.
00:09:07.983 --> 00:09:13.088
If you leave Jesus out--now,understand what God is
00:09:13.121 --> 00:09:16.725
doing here.
00:09:16.758 --> 00:09:18.860
Because of sin, there's enmitybetween God and man because
00:09:18.893 --> 00:09:21.296
of sin.
00:09:21.329 --> 00:09:24.032
And so when Jesus was gonnashow up on the earth, the angels
00:09:24.065 --> 00:09:27.402
began to declare peace onearth, goodwill towards men.
00:09:27.435 --> 00:09:31.606
And now, because of Jesus whowould later become that sin
00:09:31.640 --> 00:09:36.311
offering, he would become thatpeace offering, he would become
00:09:36.344 --> 00:09:39.914
that payment, is now possiblefor there to be peace between
00:09:39.948 --> 00:09:44.352
God and man.
00:09:44.386 --> 00:09:46.321
And it is now possible,because of Jesus, for man to be
00:09:46.354 --> 00:09:49.791
reconciled back to God.
00:09:49.824 --> 00:09:54.029
But reconciliation is notpossible without Jesus Christ.
00:09:54.062 --> 00:09:59.901
And I want to keep slippingthis in there, why?
00:09:59.934 --> 00:10:03.972
Why is reconciliation notpossible without Jesus Christ?
00:10:04.005 --> 00:10:08.276
You know, somebody said, "Well,he's God, why don't you just go
00:10:08.309 --> 00:10:10.879
and fix everything?"
00:10:10.912 --> 00:10:12.614
It's not possible.
00:10:12.647 --> 00:10:14.149
Yeah, he is God, butreconciliation between God and
00:10:14.182 --> 00:10:16.751
man was absolutely, and couldnot be possible without
00:10:16.785 --> 00:10:20.755
Jesus Christ.
00:10:20.789 --> 00:10:22.590
If you understandthat say, "Amen."
00:10:22.624 --> 00:10:24.893
So 2 Corinthians chapter 5:19and 10*, we see that God has
00:10:24.926 --> 00:10:28.496
called the reconciled.
00:10:28.530 --> 00:10:31.366
He has called the born-againperson to be involved in a
00:10:31.399 --> 00:10:34.869
ministry of reconciliation.
00:10:34.903 --> 00:10:38.406
So, for all of you who have madeJesus the Lord of your life, and
00:10:38.440 --> 00:10:41.543
all of you who have beenreconciled to God, and all of
00:10:41.576 --> 00:10:44.312
you who have been born again,you have a calling on your life,
00:10:44.345 --> 00:10:48.416
and that calling is involvingthis ministry of reconciliation,
00:10:48.450 --> 00:10:55.623
all of us, and I thinksometimes we forget that.
00:10:55.657 --> 00:10:58.293
We're born again with a call ofthe ministry of reconciliation.
00:10:58.326 --> 00:11:04.632
We've been reconciled and giventhe ministry of reconciliation.
00:11:04.666 --> 00:11:09.104
So, for, just for a moment, Iwant to talk to you about the
00:11:09.137 --> 00:11:11.906
six elements that are involvedin the calling of the ministry
00:11:11.940 --> 00:11:16.111
of reconciliation.
00:11:16.144 --> 00:11:18.747
I'm setting you up like a slabof beef, babe, I'm fittin to get
00:11:18.780 --> 00:11:21.549
ready to barbecue you,roast you, sauté you.
00:11:21.583 --> 00:11:27.689
There's a calling ofreconciliation, and there are
00:11:27.722 --> 00:11:30.658
six elements that areinvolved in that calling.
00:11:30.692 --> 00:11:32.794
The first element is themessengers of reconciliation.
00:11:32.827 --> 00:11:37.232
And in verse 19, of course, hesays, "And he hath committed
00:11:37.265 --> 00:11:40.969
unto us the wordof reconciliation."
00:11:41.002 --> 00:11:46.808
He also says, in verse 20, thatwe are ambassadors for Christ or
00:11:46.841 --> 00:11:52.213
authorized messengers.
00:11:52.247 --> 00:11:55.950
And so, he makes it veryclear in this calling of
00:11:55.984 --> 00:11:58.453
reconciliation, only thereconciled, only the redeemed
00:11:58.486 --> 00:12:03.858
are given the commissionto spread this, the gospel.
00:12:03.892 --> 00:12:09.097
We've been commissioned in thisministry of reconciliation, so
00:12:09.130 --> 00:12:13.434
we are the messengers, thosewho have been reconciled back
00:12:13.468 --> 00:12:16.838
to God.
00:12:16.871 --> 00:12:18.873
By a show of hands, how manyof you are born again in here?
00:12:18.907 --> 00:12:21.109
Oh, wow.
00:12:21.142 --> 00:12:23.211
So, I'm gonna say like thisfrom--all y'all have the calling
00:12:23.244 --> 00:12:27.615
of reconciliation on your life.
00:12:27.649 --> 00:12:31.686
So, there's the messagesof reconciliation.
00:12:31.719 --> 00:12:33.955
The second element here of thiscalling of reconciliation is the
00:12:33.988 --> 00:12:37.058
message of reconciliation.
00:12:37.091 --> 00:12:41.095
You'll notice in verse 20 hesays, "Be ye reconciled to God,"
00:12:41.129 --> 00:12:45.867
the message of reconciliation.
00:12:45.900 --> 00:12:48.937
You see, there's a great moveof God that's just, it's already
00:12:48.970 --> 00:12:53.007
stepped in.
00:12:53.041 --> 00:12:55.543
There's a great move of God likethis earth has never seen before
00:12:55.577 --> 00:12:59.948
and now like no other time isthe time for the messengers of
00:12:59.981 --> 00:13:04.652
reconciliation to startpreaching the message of
00:13:04.686 --> 00:13:08.223
reconciliation to those whohave not been reconciled to God.
00:13:08.256 --> 00:13:12.493
It's time to tell it to yourUncle Joe, time to tell it to
00:13:12.527 --> 00:13:15.263
your brothers, your sisters,your neighbors, people that you
00:13:15.296 --> 00:13:17.899
work with.
00:13:17.932 --> 00:13:19.767
It is time to say be reconciledto God because a lot of people
00:13:19.801 --> 00:13:22.570
have tried the rest, butthey've not tried the best.
00:13:22.604 --> 00:13:26.641
They've depended ontheir own abilities.
00:13:26.674 --> 00:13:29.010
They depended on what theycould do, and those things
00:13:29.043 --> 00:13:32.647
are failing.
00:13:32.680 --> 00:13:34.415
Their systems are failings,their wisdom is failing.
00:13:34.449 --> 00:13:37.218
And they're looking forsomething right now, and they
00:13:37.252 --> 00:13:39.287
need to hear from us who havebeen called to this message.
00:13:39.320 --> 00:13:43.057
They need to hear, "Bereconciled to God."
00:13:43.091 --> 00:13:47.262
"I don't understand whyI don't have a job."
00:13:47.295 --> 00:13:49.497
Be reconciled to God.
00:13:49.530 --> 00:13:51.299
"I don't understand [inaudible].
00:13:51.332 --> 00:13:52.700
Be reconciled to God.
00:13:52.734 --> 00:13:54.335
That's a message you don't waituntil your preacher preaches,
00:13:54.369 --> 00:13:57.672
you preach it.
00:13:57.705 --> 00:13:59.107
You're being--I'mcalling you right now.
00:13:59.140 --> 00:14:01.276
I'm ordaining you right now asa messenger of reconciliation.
00:14:01.309 --> 00:14:05.613
Preach, be reconciled to God.
00:14:05.647 --> 00:14:10.618
If you understandthat, say amen.
00:14:10.652 --> 00:14:12.487
So, the great need of a manis reconciliation with God.
00:14:12.520 --> 00:14:14.956
The message is not heard in manychurches today, and though it's
00:14:14.989 --> 00:14:20.094
the only message that can bringsalvation to the souls of men.
00:14:20.128 --> 00:14:25.333
You have the messengers,you have the message.
00:14:25.366 --> 00:14:28.002
Number three, the thirdelement, there's the Savior
00:14:28.036 --> 00:14:31.139
in reconciliation.
00:14:31.172 --> 00:14:33.708
There's the Savior.
00:14:33.741 --> 00:14:35.610
Verse 19 again he says, Godwas in Christ, doing what?
00:14:35.643 --> 00:14:40.715
Reconciling theworld unto himself.
00:14:40.748 --> 00:14:45.486
Reconciliation comes throughJesus Christ, you got to
00:14:45.520 --> 00:14:48.323
know that.
00:14:48.356 --> 00:14:50.525
The Savior is Jesus.
00:14:50.558 --> 00:14:54.195
He is the only one by whom mencan be reconciled to God.
00:14:54.228 --> 00:15:01.336
Why?
00:15:01.369 --> 00:15:04.005
The only one by which mencan be reconciled to God.
00:15:04.038 --> 00:15:09.510
Now, this is God'splan, not man's plan.
00:15:09.544 --> 00:15:12.580
And I want you to note in theseScriptures, you see the deity of
00:15:12.613 --> 00:15:15.616
Christ in this text,God was in Christ.
00:15:15.650 --> 00:15:23.458
The fourth element, thesanctifying in reconciliation,
00:15:23.491 --> 00:15:31.265
the sanctifyingin reconciliation.
00:15:31.299 --> 00:15:34.802
Verse 19, "Not imputingtheir trespasses unto them."
00:15:34.836 --> 00:15:41.676
There had to be a separation,there had to be a sanctifying
00:15:41.709 --> 00:15:45.546
in reconciliation.
00:15:45.580 --> 00:15:48.449
Reconciliation, listen to this,reconciliation involved the
00:15:48.483 --> 00:15:52.186
removal of sin from the sinner.
00:15:52.220 --> 00:15:57.725
Oh, yeah, reconciliationinvolved not--to not impute
00:15:57.759 --> 00:16:03.631
means I'm not chargingthis to your account.
00:16:03.664 --> 00:16:09.303
And notice, he was not imputingtheir sins unto them, not
00:16:09.337 --> 00:16:15.443
imputing theirtrespasses unto them.
00:16:15.476 --> 00:16:18.846
He's not chargingtheir sin unto them.
00:16:18.880 --> 00:16:22.083
See, reconciliation involved theremoval of sin from the sinner
00:16:22.116 --> 00:16:25.420
because God cannot be reconciledto man unless sin has been
00:16:25.453 --> 00:16:30.958
removed from the man.
00:16:30.992 --> 00:16:34.962
There can be no reconciliationto man, unless you take away
00:16:34.996 --> 00:16:41.369
what made God and man an enemy.
00:16:41.402 --> 00:16:45.940
Lord have mercy.
00:16:45.973 --> 00:16:48.643
So, God says, "In thisreconciliation, I'm gonna do
00:16:48.676 --> 00:16:51.379
some sanctifying, and I willnot impute their trespasses
00:16:51.412 --> 00:16:56.184
unto them.
00:16:56.217 --> 00:16:59.253
And the reason why I'm not gonnaimpute their trespasses unto
00:16:59.287 --> 00:17:02.323
them is because they gonna keepon messing up," but that's why I
00:17:02.356 --> 00:17:08.796
need Jesus.
00:17:08.830 --> 00:17:14.535
God cannot be reconciled to manunless sin has been removed from
00:17:14.569 --> 00:17:18.306
man, and Jesus came to take awaythe sins and make that available
00:17:18.339 --> 00:17:24.278
to the whole world and whoeverwanted to come and be a part of
00:17:24.312 --> 00:17:28.382
this plan.
00:17:28.416 --> 00:17:30.985
The fifth element forreconciliation is the substitute
00:17:31.018 --> 00:17:35.923
for reconciliation.
00:17:35.957 --> 00:17:38.559
Notice in verse 21, he hath madehim to be sin for us, who knew
00:17:38.593 --> 00:17:46.534
no sin.
00:17:46.567 --> 00:17:49.203
He made him.
00:17:49.237 --> 00:17:51.672
He who knew no sinwas made sin for us.
00:17:51.706 --> 00:17:54.675
So Christ, his deathwas substitutionary.
00:17:54.709 --> 00:17:59.046
It was for us.
00:17:59.080 --> 00:18:01.849
He died--he who didn't have--hewho had never sinned took our
00:18:01.883 --> 00:18:07.288
sin, died in our place, was thesubstitute for us because if we
00:18:07.321 --> 00:18:17.265
would have died, all the wrongstuff would have happened.
00:18:17.298 --> 00:18:20.768
But he who had never sinned didlike a basketball player and
00:18:20.801 --> 00:18:26.340
say, "I'm a sub.
00:18:26.374 --> 00:18:29.076
Take him out.
00:18:29.110 --> 00:18:31.345
I'm in for him."
00:18:31.379 --> 00:18:33.848
Glory be to God.
00:18:33.881 --> 00:18:36.384
He took upon himself our sin.
00:18:36.417 --> 00:18:38.920
He paid the price on the crossthat sinners could not pay.
00:18:38.953 --> 00:18:44.859
And notice the Scripture keepsmentioning that the sinlessness
00:18:44.892 --> 00:18:48.362
of Christ is taught here.
00:18:48.396 --> 00:18:50.932
Who knew no sin, both thesinlessness of Christ and the
00:18:50.965 --> 00:18:56.704
deity of Christ are in thereconciliation message.
00:18:56.737 --> 00:19:03.077
So, the fifth element was thesubstitution that was involved
00:19:03.110 --> 00:19:07.481
in reconciliation.
00:19:07.515 --> 00:19:09.984
And then the final one, thesixth one, the sanctity
00:19:10.017 --> 00:19:13.521
from reconciliation.
00:19:13.554 --> 00:19:19.193
All right, listento this carefully.
00:19:19.227 --> 00:19:21.829
Verse 21 again, that we might bemade the righteousness of God,
00:19:21.862 --> 00:19:29.637
and can only be maderighteous in Jesus.
00:19:29.670 --> 00:19:36.711
Because when it comes to us,all have sinned and come short.
00:19:36.744 --> 00:19:41.983
But Jesus, who had neversinned, didn't come short.
00:19:42.016 --> 00:19:49.156
So, if we can get in him, and heis the substitution for us, then
00:19:49.190 --> 00:19:57.798
the Bible makes it clear thatwe are made righteous in Jesus.
00:19:57.832 --> 00:20:04.772
See, I'm righteous, notbecause of my righteousness.
00:20:04.805 --> 00:20:10.177
I'm righteous because of hisrighteousness, and I'm in him.
00:20:10.211 --> 00:20:16.317
So, I have been made righteous.
00:20:16.350 --> 00:20:19.186
I didn't become righteousbecause all of my
00:20:19.220 --> 00:20:21.322
goody-goody deeds.
00:20:21.355 --> 00:20:23.524
I was made righteous because Iaccepted Jesus and once I got
00:20:23.557 --> 00:20:25.893
into him, God now looks at methrough Jesus, and he sees
00:20:25.926 --> 00:20:31.098
me righteous.
00:20:31.132 --> 00:20:34.235
So, in order to be reconciled toGod, here it goes, here it goes,
00:20:34.268 --> 00:20:39.540
in order to be reconciled toGod, we got to be as good
00:20:39.573 --> 00:20:44.979
as God,
00:20:45.012 --> 00:20:47.915
And you can't, by yourself.
00:20:50.885 --> 00:20:55.489
You can't, in your own ability.
00:20:55.523 --> 00:20:59.260
But in order forreconciliation to work,
00:20:59.293 --> 00:21:02.663
God's got tofigure something out
00:21:02.697 --> 00:21:05.533
so that there can be acompatibility between us
00:21:05.566 --> 00:21:11.072
and him.
00:21:11.105 --> 00:21:13.774
So, how is he gonna make us,who have sinned, who have fallen
00:21:13.808 --> 00:21:20.114
short, how is he gonna make uscompatible with him to reconcile
00:21:20.147 --> 00:21:28.255
us to be restoredinto harmony with him?
00:21:28.289 --> 00:21:36.430
How do you take a fallen us andbring us up to compatibility
00:21:36.464 --> 00:21:42.636
with him?
00:21:42.670 --> 00:21:46.107
Answer, Jesus, thegreat equalizer.
00:21:46.140 --> 00:21:53.981
That's the only way.
00:21:54.014 --> 00:21:55.916
That's the way.
00:21:55.950 --> 00:21:58.686
The only way that can, that thiscan happen is for the righteous
00:21:58.719 --> 00:22:03.657
God to impute to ushis righteousness.
00:22:03.691 --> 00:22:10.064
Now, he's chargingrighteousness to our account.
00:22:10.097 --> 00:22:15.636
Oh, glory.
00:22:15.669 --> 00:22:18.038
I realize that I am notrighteous because of what I do,
00:22:18.072 --> 00:22:20.941
I'm righteous 'cause he said it.
00:22:20.975 --> 00:22:25.146
Abraham was righteous becauseGod said, "You're righteous."
00:22:25.179 --> 00:22:29.850
Oh, y'all don't hear me.
00:22:29.884 --> 00:22:32.119
Look at Romans chapter4:20 and 20 through 25.
00:22:32.153 --> 00:22:37.291
Now, this is justmy introduction.
00:22:37.324 --> 00:22:42.530
Man, I feel so good.
00:22:42.563 --> 00:22:45.099
I ain't preached topeople in six months.
00:22:45.132 --> 00:22:48.102
Whoo, I might hurt myself.
00:22:48.135 --> 00:22:51.739
I feel like hoopin' uphere a little bit right now.
00:22:51.772 --> 00:22:54.241
There are realpeople in the seat.
00:22:56.043 --> 00:22:58.479
Whoo, glory to God.
00:23:00.748 --> 00:23:04.251
I tell my wife when I leave onSunday morning, I say, "Baby,
00:23:07.221 --> 00:23:09.256
tell me I'm sharp."
00:23:09.290 --> 00:23:10.591
She said, "Why?"
00:23:10.624 --> 00:23:11.926
I said 'cause ain't nobody atchurch that's gonna be able to
00:23:11.959 --> 00:23:13.727
tell me I'm sharp.
00:23:13.761 --> 00:23:16.297
Look at Romans chapter4, verses 20 through 25.
00:23:16.330 --> 00:23:21.068
Watch this now, watch this.
00:23:21.101 --> 00:23:24.405
Oh, glory to God.
00:23:24.438 --> 00:23:27.341
"He staggered not at the promiseof God through unbelief; but was
00:23:27.374 --> 00:23:31.979
strong in faith, giving thanksand glory to God; And being
00:23:32.012 --> 00:23:36.750
fully persuaded what he hadpromised, he was able also
00:23:36.784 --> 00:23:40.654
to perform.
00:23:40.688 --> 00:23:43.390
And therefore it was imputedto him for righteousness.
00:23:43.424 --> 00:23:49.530
Now it was not written for hissake alone, that it was imputed
00:23:49.563 --> 00:23:53.968
to him; But for us also, towhom it shall be imputed, if we
00:23:54.001 --> 00:24:02.343
believe on him that raisedJesus our Lord from the dead."
00:24:02.376 --> 00:24:07.915
Isaiah chapter 61 and 10,look at what it says here.
00:24:10.251 --> 00:24:15.356
Isaiah chapter 61, and 10 talksabout that we are clothed.
00:24:15.389 --> 00:24:21.462
He says, "I will greatlyrejoice in the Lord.
00:24:21.495 --> 00:24:24.431
My soul shall be joyful in myGod, for he hath clothed me with
00:24:24.465 --> 00:24:28.135
the garments of salvation.
00:24:28.168 --> 00:24:32.907
He hath covered me with therobe of righteousness, and as a
00:24:32.940 --> 00:24:38.579
bridegroom deckethhimself with ornaments."
00:24:38.612 --> 00:24:42.349
Praise the Lord.
00:24:42.383 --> 00:24:44.818
"And as a bride adornethherself with her jewels."
00:24:44.852 --> 00:24:47.755
Notice, "He hath covered mewith the robe of righteousness."
00:24:47.788 --> 00:24:51.392
Hallelujah.
00:24:51.425 --> 00:24:54.194
I have been made righteous.
00:24:54.228 --> 00:24:56.997
Say that out loud, "Ihave been made righteous."
00:24:57.031 --> 00:25:00.301
You don't get up the nextmorning and say, "Well, I don't
00:25:00.334 --> 00:25:02.570
know if I'm righteous todaybecause I didn't pray for
00:25:02.603 --> 00:25:04.605
an hour."
00:25:04.638 --> 00:25:07.041
No, he made you righteous.
00:25:07.074 --> 00:25:09.376
He made you righteous.
00:25:09.410 --> 00:25:11.845
God wants--wanted to reconcilewith you, and he had to impute
00:25:11.879 --> 00:25:14.281
righteousness unto you.
00:25:14.315 --> 00:25:16.784
Somehow, somehow thisequation's got to be solved.
00:25:16.817 --> 00:25:19.587
How, how are we gonnabe made as good as God?
00:25:19.620 --> 00:25:25.326
The answer's Jesus.
00:25:25.359 --> 00:25:26.760
announcer: Creflo Dollar, inthis candid new series, reveals
00:25:28.362 --> 00:25:32.299
how to achieve equityamong all people.
00:25:32.333 --> 00:25:35.402
Don't pass up your opportunityto get "The Ministry Of
00:25:35.436 --> 00:25:38.238
Reconciliation," three-messageseries for your love gift
00:25:38.272 --> 00:25:42.109
of 20 US dollars.
00:25:42.142 --> 00:25:43.744
To get evenmore revelation, add the
00:25:43.777 --> 00:25:45.646
life-changing, three-messageseries "From Condemnation To
00:25:45.679 --> 00:25:49.116
Grace" for just15 US dollars.
00:25:49.149 --> 00:25:51.785
You can get both series foryour love gift of 35 US
00:25:51.819 --> 00:25:55.522
dollars today.
00:25:55.556 --> 00:25:57.124
female announcer: Trinidad andTobago, the 2021 Virtual Change
00:25:58.258 --> 00:26:01.528
Experience iscoming to your home.
00:26:01.562 --> 00:26:04.431
Creflo Dollar: God is about toopen some doors that no man will
00:26:04.465 --> 00:26:07.067
be able to close.
00:26:07.101 --> 00:26:08.869
God is about to set some stuffup that nobody could set up.
00:26:08.902 --> 00:26:11.639
God is about to give you favorthat nobody could give favor to.
00:26:11.672 --> 00:26:16.443
male: The messages is justfully loaded with truth that our
00:26:16.477 --> 00:26:20.180
generation and oursociety needs today.
00:26:20.214 --> 00:26:22.249
announcer: Register now for thisfree event by logging onto
00:26:22.282 --> 00:26:25.352
creflodollarministries.org.
00:26:25.386 --> 00:26:27.354
announcer: Creflo Dollar GlobalMissions helps people all over
00:26:28.956 --> 00:26:32.092
the world receive healing andwholeness in every area of life.
00:26:32.126 --> 00:26:36.964
For example, we help those ineed in our communities, those
00:26:36.997 --> 00:26:40.968
trapped in the sex entertainmentindustry, and children in
00:26:41.001 --> 00:26:44.538
orphanages and refugee camps.
00:26:44.571 --> 00:26:47.841
When we meet the physical needsof those hurting people, it
00:26:47.875 --> 00:26:51.111
gives us the opportunity toshare the gospel of grace
00:26:51.145 --> 00:26:53.213
with them.
00:26:53.247 --> 00:26:54.815
So, I want to thank you forhelping us reach millions with
00:26:54.848 --> 00:26:58.852
the gospel.
00:26:58.886 --> 00:27:01.388
male announcer: Logonto our website at
00:27:01.422 --> 00:27:02.890
missions.creflodollarministries.org to see all the work we do
00:27:02.923 --> 00:27:07.227
at Creflo DollarGlobal Missions.
00:27:07.261 --> 00:27:09.496
Thank you for your support.
00:27:09.530 --> 00:27:12.132
announcer: Thank you,partners and friends.
00:27:16.136 --> 00:27:17.871
Your love and financial supportmakes it possible to bring this
00:27:17.905 --> 00:27:20.808
message into millions ofhomes all across the globe.
00:27:20.841 --> 00:27:26.346
♪♪♪
00:27:26.380 --> 00:27:29.999

Menu Top

The Ministry of Reconciliation Part 3

The Ministry of Reconciliation Part 3

Video Keywords

Menu Top

The Ministry of Reconciliation Part 3

The Ministry of Reconciliation Part 3

Video Keywords

Stay Up to Date With Our Newsletter