The Painted Door Church - Chicago
The Painted Door Church is church family that gathers in Chicago, IL. We are a people who share the same story; we are sinner, saved by grace. We draw our name from the Exodus account in the Hebrew Scriptures, when God spared his people from judgement, passing over all homes that had the blood of a spotless lamb painted across their doorways. Jesus is the new spotless lamb, his death on a Roman cross sparing the people of God from judgment once for all. He reconnects us to our Maker and to each other and invites us to participate in his grand work of restoring all things.
The Painted Door Church - Chicago
From Appeasers to Reconcilers/ 2 Corinthians 5:11-21
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Pastor Mark Bergin
God has dealt with sin. He has gutted its power to separate humanity from him. Therefore, all people can be reconciled to God and experience the peace of communion with him. That true peace is very different than the false peace that comes from pretending we never needed reconciliation. Yet only those who have experienced reconciliation know the difference. Christian, you are a witness to a kind of peace the world does not know but desperately needs. So do not trade in false peace. Do not seek to appease those who reject the commands of God or undermine the authority of his word. On the contrary, offer reconciliation. Be ministers of grace. Not lies.