Who has been given the ministry of reconciliation?
Scripture indicates the ministry of reconciliation has been given to every reconciled believer, not only to Paul. In 2 Corinthians 5:18, Paul says it was given “to us,” and the surrounding context explains that this includes all who have been reconciled by God.
Les explains that this ministry is tied to the same concept of reconciliation: God is going to do whatever the sinner needs to have done on his behalf to bring him back to Himself, bringing full reconciliation. But it does not stop there. Paul says in the last half of verse 18 that it “hath given to us,” and Les does not think Paul is talking only of himself. Rather, Paul is talking about every reconciled believer, so now you and I have a ministry of reconciliation.
And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;
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What is the ministry of reconciliation?
The "ministry of reconciliation" means it is now the believer's responsibility to share God's reconciliation with the people around them.