And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. He disarmed the rulers and authorities and put them to open shame, by triumphing over them in him. This he set aside, nailing it to the cross. And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses, by canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. In him also you were circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, by putting off the body of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ, having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the powerful working of God, who raised him from the dead. For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily, and you have been filled in him, who is the head of all rule and authority. See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ. Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving. *I am the LORD that is my name my glory I give to no other, nor my praise to carved idols Behold, the former things have come to pass, and new things I now declare before they spring forth I tell you of them.” Thus says God, the LORD, who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and what comes from it, who gives breath to the people on it and spirit to those who walk in it: “I am the LORD I have called you in righteousness I will take you by the hand and keep you I will give you as a covenant for the people, a light for the nations, to open the eyes that are blind, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, from the prison those who sit in darkness.* Read on your preferred digital device, including smart phones, tablets, laptops, and desktop computers.
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Take a 1-minute survey to join our mailing list and receive a free ebook in the format of your choosing. Read more on ESV.org Get a free copy of the ebook ‘You Can Change’ by telling us a little bit about yourself! All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God. He has remembered his steadfast love and faithfulness to the house of Israel. Oh sing to the LORD a new song, for he has done marvelous things! His right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him.The LORD has made known his salvation he has revealed his righteousness in the sight of the nations. For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us.
All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. The old has passed away behold, the new has come. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. Even though we once regarded Christ according to the flesh, we regard him thus no longer. 2 Corinthians 5:16–21įrom now on, therefore, we regard no one according to the flesh. This article is part of the Passages to Read series.
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