II Corinthians · Chapter 5 King James Version

II Corinthians 5:14

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The Scripture

(14) For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead:
Chapter overview (whole chapter)

Paul explained that believers have an eternal house in heaven awaiting them, and that whether at home in the body or absent from it, they labor to be accepted of the Lord since all must appear before the judgment seat of Christ. He described believers as new creatures in Christ and as ambassadors entrusted with the ministry of reconciliation, pleading with others to be reconciled to God.

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