2 Corinthians 5:17
NKJV…..
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.
2 Corinthians 5:17
Amplifed…..
Therefore if anyone is in Christ (that is, grafted in, joined to him by faith in him as Savior), he is a new creature (reborn and renewed by the Holy Spirit); the old things
(the previous moral and spiritual condition)
have passed away.
Behold, new things have come (because spiritual awakening brings new life).
*** THE APOSTLE PAUL SPEAKING HERE IS SAYING IF—-IF ANYONE IS “IN CHRIST” HE
“IS” A NEW CREATION OR NEW
CREATURE. ***
*** WHAT HE IS “NOT” SAYING IS…..
*** IF ANYONE IS A CHRISTIAN (as in belonging to the Christian religion). ***
*** IF ANYONE GOES TO CHURCH. ***
*** IF ANYONE HAS A SMALL PLACE FOR JESUS IN THEIR LIFE, AND A BIG PLACE FOR
RELIGIOUS CEREMONY, TRADITION, APPEARANCE, AND PRESTIGE. ***
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*** WHAT PAUL IS SAYING IS……
*** IF ANYONE HAS JESUS IN THEIR HEART AND MIND AND HOLY SPIRIT HAS REGENERATED THEIR ENTIRE BEING. ***
*** IF ANYONE’S FAITH AND TRUST IN HIM IS THE DRIVING FORCE IN THEIR LIFE AND THEY HAVE BEEN “EXCEPTED” IN THE BELOVED. ***
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*** “IN CHRIST” YOU ARE A NEW
CREATION. ***
*** “IN CHRIST” YOU ARE REBORN AND RENEWED BY HOLY SPIRIT. ***
*** “IN CHRIST” THE PREVIOUS SPIRITUAL AND MORAL CONDITION HAS PASSED AWAY. ***
*** “IN CHRIST” ALL THINGS HAVE BECOME
NEW, BECAUSE THE PRESENCE OF HOLY SPIRIT IN YOUR LIFE BRINGS NEW LIFE. ***
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To those who know and receive this message, this teaching, will you identity yourself as “IN CHRIST”?
When someone asks you….are you a Christian? What church do you go to? Who is the pastor over there.
Think about this…..I AM “IN CHRIST” HE LIVES IN MY HEART AND I FOLLOW HIM WITH ALL MY HEART.
“IN CHRIST” PEOPLE HAVE THE ANSWER
THAT THIS WORLD NEEDS DESPERATELY.
“”IN CHRIST” PEOPLE ARE THE ONES TO BRING THE UNITY OF THE SPIRIT IN THE BOND OF PRACE.
“IN CHRIST” PEOPLE HAVE THE ANSWER FOR THE LOST AND HURTING AND CONFUSED IN THE WORLD AND IN THE CHURCH SYSTEMS.
“IN CHRIST” OR CHRISTIAN?