Roman Catholic Lens Commentary: 2 Corinthians 5:16-21

We read 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 through the lens of our sacramental and incarnational theology. This passage speaks profoundly to the ministry of reconciliation, which we understand sacramentally as the work of Christ continued in the Church, most fully in the Sacrament of Reconciliation. In saying th

This is a churchwiseai commentary on the Sacrament of Reconciliation and the Church as the Body of Christ for pastor, drawing on 2 Corinthians 5:16-21.

Roman Catholic Lens Reading of 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 Tradition-Specific Interpretation We read 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 through the lens of our sacramental and incarnational theology. This passage speaks profoundly to the ministry of reconciliation, which we understand sacramentally as the work of Christ continued in the Church, most fully in the Sacrament of Reconciliation. In saying that God reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation, we see the Church as the Body of Christ extending His salvific work in the world.…