2 Corinthians 5:19-20
"....To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.
Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God..."

In which sense is "ye reconciled to God" refering to ?

Because in chapter 5, Paul is writting them, that they hath been already be reconciled to God by Christ, so why is he again asking for reconciliation ?

Any help, thoughts ?

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* Ralph Wilms (7-10-1974)
* Church : Christengemeente Roermond (The Netherlands)
* Credobaptist who hold towards Covenant Theology
* Husband of Reena & father of Naomie and Gideon
* 1729 Goat Yard Declaration of Faith
* 1646 & 1689 Baptist Confession of faith
* 1595 The Lambeth Articles
* 1618-1619 The Canons of Dordt

Why assume that every one to whom he wrote was already reconciled to God? Paul is in some sense speaking as an example, indeed, as an ambassador for Christ, and it is his God-given to beseech all people to be reconciled to God, as is the task of every minister of the gospel.

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Jonathan Hunt

Preaching Elder
Cheltenham Evangelical Free Church (Confessionally Based)
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

Logic is a systematic method of coming to the wrong conclusion with confidence.
-- Thomas Elsworth

To paraphrase in my understanding: (1) Christ is God's way of reconciling the world to himself, (2) we are to continue to carry forth that message of reconciliation, which is the essentially gospel, i.e. (3) be ye reconciled to God -- and Christ is the only way.

I'm not sure I understand your dilemma. Is it that some see universal reconciliation here which they take to mean universal salvation? God will reconcile the world to himself, however this does not imply universal salvation.

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Jim
1689 LBCF
Independent Bible Church
North Texas, USA