2 Cor 5:16-19
16 Because of this decision I don't evaluate people by what they have or how they look. I looked at the Messiah that way once and got it all wrong, as you know. I certainly don't look at him that way anymore. 17 Now I look inside, and what I see is that anyone united with the Messiah gets a fresh start, is created new. The old life is gone; a new life burgeons! Look at it! 18 All this comes from the God who settled the relationship between us and him, and then called us to settle our relationships with each other. 19 God put the world square with himself through the Messiah, giving the world a fresh start by offering forgiveness of sins. God has given me the task of telling everyone what he is doing.