A.P. Adams wrote, "God himself endeavors to conciliate man,---to reconcile man to Himself! The idea would be absurd, that God was in Christ reconciling Himself to the world:---endeavoring to pacify Himself! To conciliate Himself! But the truth is most blessed and comforting that 'God was in Christ reconciling the world unto Himself.' This is 'glad tidings' or "good news" indeed! There is no 'angry Heaven,' whose wrath must be appeased, and whose favour must be purchased; but a loving Father, who himself is 'working' [John 5.17] to win back the prodigal to the arms that are ever stretched out to receive him, and the heart that has never ceased to love him." Adams continues with this remarkable realization," If God allowed man to fall into sin and to become estranged from himself for man's good, then surely He would not fail to provide a way whereby man might be delivered from his sin, the 'enmity' [Rom. 8:7; Eph.2:15) be destroyed, and a perfect restoration effected, to his former position of harmony and union with God." This fact of reconciliation of mankind is especially seen when searchers realize that they were "born" into the state of "death," and through "re-birth" they are brought into resurrection life in Christ. Resurrection Life seen through the revelation of Jesus Christ, not only coming to the Cross, the Center of the Universe, but beyond sharing co-resurrection , co-existence and co-ascension.
We submit the following writings on the purpose of God, through and in
RECONCILIATION
OF ALL.
Updated 07/20/2008
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