II CORINTHIANS 5:14-17

1. Christ’s love compels those who are convinced of His sacrifice (v.14).
   • All the major translations agree:
     • “because we have concluded this” –ESV;
     • “because we are convinced” –NIV;
     • “having concluded this” – NAS;
     • “because we thus judge” –KJV
   • What is the reason that Christ’s love compels or doesn’t compel you?
   • What has or hasn’t convinced you of the supreme sacrifice of Jesus?
2. Christ’s love compels those who are convinced that we died with Him (v.14).
   • What behaviors will help you to be convinced that you have died with Christ?
   • What behaviors will follow your assurance that you have died with Christ?
3. Christ died so that we would live for Him and not for ourselves (v.15).
   • What does this verse say about the effect of the death of Christ on selfish lives?
   • How can our selfless example better honor the One who died for us?
4. If we believe this, we do not value people on a worldly scale (v.16).
   • When Christ has convinced us, how do we view and value the world around us?
   • How do our actions betray the level of our spiritual conviction?
5. We are convinced and conclude that everything is new in Christ (v.17).
   • What does this perspective have to do with past failures or glories?
   • How well are we living in the present for the future?

Call to Action: To do those things that fully convince us that Jesus died for us.