2 Corinthians 5:11-6:2
Key Verse 5:20 “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.”
1. How did Paul clarify his intensions in response to criticisms? (11-13; 12:11; 13:3) What compelled Paul to live so radically for God? (14-15)
2. How should receiving God’s love change our point of view? (16-17) What does it mean, “the old has gone, the new has come”?
3. What has God done through Christ, and what ministry and message has he committed to us? (18-19,21; cf. Romans 5:10) What does it mean to be reconciled to God? (19; cf. Romans 5:1)
4. What does it mean that we are Christ’s ambassadors? (20a) What appeal is God making through us? (20b)
5. How can we not receive God’s grace in vain? (6:1-2)