2:14-16 We Are the Aroma of Christ We are called to share the good news of the gospel through both our words and the way we live our lives. When we live our lives in dependence on Christ, even in the midst of suffering, it is a sweet fragrance rising up to God, like a pleasing sacrifice. But as the people around us observe our lives, they will perceive us differently, depending on their response to Jesus and the gospel. For some it will be a “life-giving perfume”; for others it will be a “dreadful smell of death and doom.”