The New Life

Ephesians 4:21-24 - "Assuming that you have heard about him and were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus, to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness."

What does New Life mean to us? In v.17 Paul writes that we should no longer walk like the worldly people who doesn't have a stable (clear) mind and who practice all kinds of impurity and goes after every filthiness that is there in they world, the people whose hear is hardened and no longer sensitive to the Holy Spirit. God wants us to keep away from such practices and people. (1 Peter 2:9-10) says that -  "You are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. Once you were not a people, but now you are God's people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy."

And Paul says in Romans 6:6 that - "We know that our old self was crucified with him in order that the body of sin might be brought to nothing, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin."

How are we supposed to live this New Life? The answer is in (2 Timothy 2:22-25) - "Run from anything that stimulates youthful lusts. Instead, pursue righteous living, faithfulness, love, and peace. Enjoy the companionship of those who call on the Lord with pure hearts. Again I say, don’t get involved in foolish, ignorant arguments that only start fights. A servant of the Lord must not quarrel but must be kind to everyone, be able to teach, and be patient with difficult people. 25 Gently instruct those who oppose the truth. Perhaps God will change those people’s hearts, and they will learn the truth."

Have A Blessed Day!

God Bless

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