As I sit and think about the workings of God’s creation and how He keeps the universe together, it is more than my mind can comprehend. I find it quite interesting how our minds work.
As I open the Bible, I come to Ephesians, where Paul says to put off the old man and put on the new man. You might ask, how do we put off the old and put on the new man?
Let us start by stating, that the “new man,” is an actual new creation, as stated in 2 Corinthians 5:17. This is a miracle of regeneration, performed by the Holy Spirit on a heart and mind, when receiving Christ by faith, as their personal Lord and Savior.
Through technology, science, various schooling and teachings, our minds take in all types of manmade ideas and reasoning’s regards to creation. These ideas are mostly based on self and what we have been taught; in essence, what I can do and have for myself, as we are taught to be self-sufficient.
The New Covenant is not about us, but about Christ and the Kingdom of God; our sufficiency and need of a Savior. We are to rely on Christ, Christ in us.
We are made into a new creation, a new man. This “new creation” is not something that can be taught and received by works, but only in believing, trusting, and receiving Christ Jesus, in our hearts and minds, the Gospel of our risen Savior. It is the making of a “new man” by God, faith in Christ as our Savior and Lord, an inner work, by the power of the Holy Spirit.
In Christ, their becomes a new way of learning, a new way of talking, and a new way of living. Paul is saying that when we accept the teachings of the Gospel as truth and ask Jesus to become our Savior and Lord; God, through the Holy Spirit, changes our hearts in a new way. We receive Christ in us, and begin to want to live a righteous, holy, and clean life.
As we read and hear the Word of God, our hearts and very souls are crying out to our Creator. Yes, we need His goodness, and His righteousness, now, within us as believers. He truly is a loving and forgiving God. Be determined to walk in the mind of Christ Jesus, our Lord, and Savior.
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