2Cor 5:17-21 | PNT | STEP | If any man [be] in Christ, [he is] a new creature . Because, crucified with Christ, buried into his death, we have died with Christ, and risen to walk in a new life ( ). Born anew, we are new creatures who must live a new life. Old things are passed away . The old life ended when we died and were buried. All things have become new . The affections, the motives, the thoughts, the hopes, the whole life.

‏ 2 Corinthians 5:17-21

If any man [be] in Christ, [he is] a new creature. Because, crucified with Christ, buried into his death, we have died with Christ, and risen to walk in a new life (Ro 6:6,4,14). Born anew, we are new creatures who must live a new life.

Old things are passed away. The old life ended when we died and were buried.

All things have become new. The affections, the motives, the thoughts, the hopes, the whole life. And all things [are] of God. These have all come from God through the gospel.

Who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ. Before we were at variance with God, and disobedient. Through Christ we have been brought to love God, to love his will, and hence to obey him. We have been changed, are new creatures.

The ministry of reconciliation. The gospel, the object of which is to transform men, and to bring them to peace with God. That God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself. This explains more fully "the ministry of reconciliation" (2Co 5:18). It was not God who was to be reconciled, but the world. In Christ it is offered peace and shown the love of God.

The word of reconciliation is to persuade men to accept God's love and mercy, and to repent so that he can forgive their trespasses. Then we are ambassadors for Christ. We have God's message, are his authorized messengers, and speak for God, beseeching you for Christ, and in his name, to be reconciled to God by repentance and the obedience of faith. Hath made him [to be] sin for us, who knew no sin. As a sinless substitute he suffered for our sins, that we might be made the righteousness of God in him. That our sins might thus be atoned for, the law satisfied, and we be forgiven and accounted righteous. Since we die with Christ, in him we pay the penalty, and are justified.