1 Corinthians 15:3-4 For I passed on to you as of first importance what I also received—that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures, and that he was buried, and that he was raised on the third day according to the scriptures. God is a seeking God. He is seeking those who are far from him, whether they’re a long way away or whether they’re actually close up. ~ Alistair Begg ~ The gospel is so much more than a made or said. Everything changed at the and the . At the cross, we find ; and in the empty grave, we find our . This is not something we or put in enough effort to . This is God’s great gift to all those who to the gospel in faith. 2 Corinthians 5:16-19 So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them. In Christ, you have been given a . You have been made new and now have a new . You have been made new and now have a new . 2 Corinthians 5:17-18a Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ.