Reconciled To God

Too many Christians imagine that reconciliation with God is about sinners putting away their hostility toward God and embracing God's love for them. Paul teaches that the opposite is true however, as he proclaims a reconciliation with God based upon Christ pacifying God's wrath against our sin by His cross and thus "killing" the enmity which separated God from fallen sinners. This is what reconiliation with God is about and it brings with it the glorious effect of believers being able to draw near to God through Christ and enjoy access to the divine presence and grace. As Christ comes through His sent ministers who proclaim this peace, Christ Himself preaches this message of peace and makes it effectual unto His sheep by the power of the Holy Spirit.