20Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making an appeal through us; we beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. 21He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.
Are you an ambassador for Christ, allowing God to make an appeal through you?
Time is at hand! Beg them on behalf of Christ to be reconciled with God.
Let's reread this verse:
"He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him." God created the perfect lamb who knew no sin to be the perfect sacrifice. His body and blood took away your sins so you could become the righteousness of God in Him.
Barnes' Notes
That we might be made the righteousness of God - This is a Hebraism, meaning the same as divinely righteous. It means that we are made righteous in the sight of God; that is, that we are accepted as righteous, and treated as righteous by God on account of what the Lord Jesus has done.
Go deeper here:
http://biblehub.com/commentaries/barnes/2_corinthians/5.htm
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