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New Creature In Christ
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Corinthians 5:17
…If any man be in Christ, he is a new
creature; old things are past away; behold, all things are become new.
The
central theme for this month's devotional is Christian Maturity; we begin by
looking at becoming a new creature in Christ. Believers become new creatures in
Christ by accepting Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. In doing so believers
belongs to God as believers have been bought with the precious blood of Jesus
Christ and is under the control of God through the indwelling Holy Spirit.
Believers
become new creatures in Christ by taking on the image of God to share in His
glory (3:18) as well as gaining new knowledge of God and His righteousness.
This includes knowing and doing His will. Becoming a new creature in Christ,
believers have the ability and desire to live holy lives unto God the Father.
God
called believers out of darkness through the atoning work of Christ for a
special purpose which is to be His workmanship (Ephesians 2:10), to witness
Christ the world over thus building His kingdom (Matthew 28:19-20) and to live
faithful lives so the world will see Christ manifested in us.
Being
a new creature in Christ the believer have put away the old sinful nature and
put on the righteousness of Christ as His atoning work sanctified, justified us
before God the Father. Being a new creature in Christ, believers died to sin
with Christ and rose with Him to a new life and now have on the righteousness
of God the Father.
Out
of Christ we remain in the old nature, but in Christ we are new creatures.
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