2 Corinthians 2:14-16
14 Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place. 15 For we are to God the fragrance of Christ among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing. 16 To the one we are the aroma of death leading to death, and to the other the aroma of life leading to life. And who is sufficient for these things?"
14 Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place. 15 For we are to God the fragrance of Christ among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing. 16 To the one we are the aroma of death leading to death, and to the other the aroma of life leading to life. And who is sufficient for these things?"
The same God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego who delivers from fire leads us to victory in the unseen war for the souls of men. Always. This is to show life in Christ to those called out, and a warning to those refusing to hear Him. It is as a smell of a sweet sacrifice rising up to God - the sacrifice of His Son for all who will hear, turn from sin to Him, believe, and be changed by that active faith. To those who turn away from that message, there is only the stench of decay and death. God delivers out of the fire by Christ.
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