A new creation
A Christian is a “new creation”
Romans 6:4-5II Corinthians 5:17A new creation made possible by virtue of a new birth
James 1:18; I Peter 1:22-23John 3:3-5; Titus 3:5-7This new creation embarks on a life of renewal …
II Corinthians 4:16Romans 12:2A new life
Having passed from death to life
John 5:24-25Ephesians 2:1-5; Colossians 2:12-13I John 5:11-13Having passed from darkness to light
Acts 26:18I Peter 2:9-10Ephesians 5:8; I Thessalonians 5:5Ephesians 5:9For which we should ever be thankful
Colossians 1:12-13A new loyalty
A Christian is a “converted person” …
I Thessalonians 1:9Romans 6:16-18; I Thessalonians 1:9A Christian is converted to Jesus Christ
Acts 2:36; I Peter 3:15Matthew 10:37-39Galatians 2:20Such loyalty to Christ results in a new life
Philippians 4:6-7Philippians 4:13A significant thing about a Christian, then
Experiences a new creationEnjoys a new lifeEntertains a new loyalty… Such an individual is truly “A person reborn”But not all professing Christians show evidence of this rebirth … Why is that?
They may not have yet truly experienced the new creation.
Mark 16:16Colossians 2:12-13Though they may have been reborn and entered the new life, they may have gone back into sin.
Hebrews 3:12-13II Peter 2:20