09.21.2025.The New Creature Part 2 (Rest of the Message That Got Cut Off)

2 Corinthians 5:17-18 says that if someone is in Christ, they are a new creation, with the old passing away and the new coming into being. This is because God has reconciled people to himself through Christ and has entrusted ministers with the message of reconciliation.
Here is the text of 2 Corinthians 5:17-18, according to the New International Version (NIV): "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation"