First, Paul explains the preparation needed to become an “ambassador for Christ,” followed by my verse-by-verse commentary in parentheses: “For the love of Christ compels us, because we ...

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 (2 Cor. 5:20). While waiting for the certain end of life, this Wesleyan ...