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               country.  Our accreditation is the righteousness we
               have  in  CHRIST.  As  Kingdom  People,  we  are  not  of
               this  world,  but  are  of  the  Kingdom  of  GOD.  JESUS
               said, They (We) do not belong to this world any more

               than I do  (John 17:16).  We are charged  to advance
               HIS Kingdom Agenda while we sojourn through this

               foreign world. As HIS Ambassadors, there is no room
               for our opinions or opinions of the world.


            The Grace of the Ministry of Reconciliation
            Also, from 2 Corinthians 5 verses 19 and 20, we can see

            that  Grace  is  GOD  choosing  to  bless  us  rather  than
            punish us as our sin demands. It is HIS benevolence to

            the  undeserving.    This  is  clear  through  the  Great
            Reconciliation accomplished by JESUS. We see this grace
            in two forms.


            1.  Salvation and Sanctification. Verse 19: that GOD was

               reconciling  the  world  to  HIMSELF  in  CHRIST,  not
               counting  people’s  sins  against  them. And  HE  has

               committed to us the message of reconciliation.  In HIS
               Holy  Benevolence,  HE  chooses  to  not  impute  our
               transgressions  against  us,  even  though  we  most

               certainly  deserve  it.    HE  then  consecrates  us  to
               represent  HIM  here  on  earth.  Likewise,  we  do  not

               ascribe  past  transgressions  to  another.  On  the
               contrary,  we  forgive.  This  is  an  enabling  grace  that



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