SCRIPTURE
II Corinthians 5: 16-21
From
now on, therefore, we regard no one from a human point of view; even though we
once knew Christ from a human point of view, we know him no longer in that way. 17
So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed
away; see, everything has become new! 18 All this is from God, who
reconciled us to himself through Christ, and has given us the ministry of
reconciliation; 19 that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world
to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting the
message of reconciliation to us. 20 So we are ambassadors for Christ,
since God is making his appeal through us; we entreat you on behalf of Christ,
be reconciled to God. 21 For our sake he made him to be sin who knew
no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.