2 Corinthians 5:11-21 - Controlled By The Love Of Christ
11 Therefore knowing the fear of the Lord, we persuade men; but we have been made manifest unto God; and I hope that we have indeed been made manifest in your consciences. 12 We are not commending ourselves to you, but giving you occasion of boasting in our behalf, in order that you may have response to those who glory in appearance, and not in heart. 13 For if we are beside ourselves, it is for God; if we have our right minds, it is for you. 14 For the love of Christ constrains us; having judged this, that one died for all; then were all dead; 15 and he died for all, in order that those living may not live unto themselves, but unto him who died for them and is risen.
16 So that we from now know no man after the flesh: if indeed we have known Christ after the flesh, but we now know him no more. 17 So if any one is in Christ, he is a new creature: old things have passed away; behold, they have become new. 18 All things are from God, the one having reconciled us unto himself through Christ, and gave us the ministry of reconciliation, 19 as that God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself, not imputing their transgressions to them, even having placed in us the word of reconciliation. 20 Therefore we are embassadors in behalf of Christ, as God is intreating you through us; we pray you in behalf of Christ, be ye reconciled to God. 21 He made him sin in our behalf, who knew no sin; in order that we may become the righteousness of God in him.