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Connecting Statement:
Because of Christ's love and death, we are not to judge by human standards. We are appointed to teach others how to be united with and have peace with God through Christ's death and receive God's righteousness through Christ.
For this reason
This refers to what Paul has just said about living for Christ instead of living for self.
he is a new creation
Paul speaks of the person who believes in Christ as if God had created a new person. AT: "he is a new person" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
The old things have passed away
Here "the old things" refers to the things that characterized a person before they trusted in Christ.
See
The word "See" here alerts us to pay attention to the surprising information that follows.