has called the church to this “ministry of reconciliation” (2 Cor. 5:18–19). In 2 Corinthians 5 Paul spoke of Christians as Christ’s ambassadors in the world. The responsibility of ambassadors is to negotiate peace treaties. Like ambassadors, Christians seek to reconcile alienated sinners to God so they can experience peace with him. If Christians are like ambassadors, then churches are like embassies. They represent the interests of God and the citizens of his kingdom in the world. All embassies
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