Reconciliation | Carla Payne | 21st April 2024

Family Church Portsmouth

Ps Carla continues the current series exploring our salvation through Jesus Christ. This week her title is 'Reconciliation'. She talks about how we might be reconciled to each other as a result of various circumstances but more importantly how we are able to be reconciled back to God through our salvation with Jesus Christ.

God's plan for us in all time was reconciliation back to Him like Adam and Eve were originally before sin existed.

Romans 5:1 (NLT) states "Therefore, since we have been made right in God’s sight by faith, we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us." Further, in verses 6-10, this scripture tells us "When we were utterly helpless, Christ came at just the right time and died for us sinners. Now, most people would not be willing to die for an upright person, though someone might perhaps be willing to die for a person who is especially good. But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. And since we have been made right in God’s sight by the blood of Christ, he will certainly save us from God’s condemnation. For since our friendship with God was restored by the death of his Son while we were still his enemies, we will certainly be saved through the life of his Son."

Ps Carla speaks further about how we are reconciled back to God through Christ and then, additionally, how we should live once we are reconciled to God and His Holy Spirit is there to guide us.