IN CHRIST Therefore if anyone is in Christ

The Son Of God § “In Christ” – the “secret” of it all –

The Cleansing § “A new creature. ” § A new heart – Ezek. 36:

The Change § “Old things are passed away. ” § Old Character – Eph.

The Completion § “All things become new. ” § A new life – Eph.

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IN CHRIST! “Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come” (2 Cor. 5: 17).

The Son Of God § “In Christ” – the “secret” of it all – Eph. 1. § To get there requires realization – Rom. 3: 23; 5: 12. We must see our need. § To get there requires repentance – Luke 13: 3; 2 Peter 3: 9. Enough sorrow for our sins to leave them behind. § To get there requires regeneration – Titus 3: 5; Gal. 3: 26 -27; I Cor. 12: 13. “In Christ” gives a new beginning.

The Cleansing § “A new creature. ” § A new heart – Ezek. 36: 26. When the heart is new the whole person is new. § A new head – Phil. 2: 5; Psa. 19: 14 – to think like the Christ thought. § A new harmony – James 1: 19. § A new habit – Gal. 5: 16 – we walk in the Spirit each day, each moment.

The Change § “Old things are passed away. ” § Old Character – Eph. 2: 1 – “dead in sin. ” § Old Conversation – Eph. 2: 3 – our language and life is different. § Old Company – Eph. 2: 2 – walk with those who follow Jesus. § Old Complaints – Jude 16 – what do we really have to complain about?

The Completion § “All things become new. ” § A new life – Eph. 4: 22 -24 – put off the old, put on the new. § New love – Matt. 22: 37, 39; I John 2: 15 -17 – from love of the world to love of the everlasting age. § New learning – Phil. 3: 10 – one desire, to “know Christ. ”