2 Corinthians 5:16-19
16 Therefore, from now on, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know Him thus no longer. 17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. 18 Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation, 19 that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed to us the word of reconciliation.
16 Therefore, from now on, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know Him thus no longer. 17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. 18 Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation, 19 that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed to us the word of reconciliation.
We are not to look at people with fallen eyes, but redeemed sight. For seeing unbelievers, as those God may be calling and not as seeing only their sin. For fellow believers, as redeemed - though imperfect, yet accepted fully in Christ. We who are His are reborn and remade on the inside, and His presence within now shapes and molds us into Christ’s likeness. This sight reveals our reconciliation with God the Father in Christ, our acceptance without counting our sins as something to be eternally punished, but covered in the blood and righteousness of Christ himself. This message of reconciliation, the gospel, is the charge we are given to take to the world as a witness against those opposed to Him, and as the means of God’s word creating faith in those He calls out.
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