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1. one. 1. New Man. Theme Passage 1 Cor 8 6 yet for us there is one God, the Father, of whom are all things, & we for Him; & one Lord Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, & through whom we live. 1) One New Man….Created, Not Adjusted- Eph 2:13-16. New man.
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Theme Passage 1 Cor 8 6 yet for us there is one God, the Father, of whom are all things, & we for Him; & one Lord Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, & through whom we live.
1) One New Man….Created, Not Adjusted- Eph 2:13-16 New man 13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
1) One New Man….Created, Not Adjusted- Eph 2:13-16 New man 14 For He Himself is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of separation,
1) One New Man….Created, Not Adjusted- Eph 2:13-16 New man 15 having abolished in His flesh the enmity, that is, the law of commandments contained in ordinances, so as to create in Himself one new man from the two, thus making peace,
1) One New Man….Created, Not Adjusted- Eph 2:13-16 New man 16 and that He might reconcile them both to God in one body through the cross, thereby putting to death the enmity.
New man The new man is not an adjustment in our behavior, but the complete new creation of our spirit and soul. The Christian faith is not behavior management of worldly ways, but the nurturing of one whole new person created by Christ.
Eph 2 10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them. New man
New man “Salvation is an utterly new creation into which we are brought by our death in Jesus' death and our resurrection in his. It comes not out of our own best efforts, however well-inspired or successfully pursued, but out of the shipwreck of all human efforts whatsoever.” Robert Farrer Capon
2 Cor 5 17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. 18 Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ… New man
1) One New Man….Created, Not Adjusted- Eph 2:13-16 New man Am I still working to adjust my own behavior or have I allowed God to create a new person in me?
2) One New Man…To Be Lived Out- Eph 4:22-24 New man 22 that you put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts, 23 and be renewed in the spirit of your mind,
2) One New Man…To Be Lived Out- Eph 4:22-24 New man 24 and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness.
New man The pattern of life for Christians is not found in the example of the Pharisees, who lived merely on the surface, by rules, laws, and traditions.
New man The new person in Christ has one goal, to be filled with and live out the life of Christ in them.
New man Col 3 1 Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. NIV
New man Col 3 2 Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. 3 For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. NIV
New man That is why He warned people to “count the cost” before becoming Christians. “Make no mistake,” Jesus says, “if you let me, I will make you perfect. The moment you put yourself in my hands, that is what you are in for. Nothing less, or other than that. C.S. Lewis
New man Col 3 8 But now you yourselves are to put off all these: anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy language out of your mouth. 9 Do not lie to one another, since you have put off the old man with his deeds,
New man Col 3 10 and have put on the new man who is renewed in knowledge according to the image of Him who created him,
New man Col 3 11 where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcised nor uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave nor free, but Christ is all and in all.
2) One New Man…To Be Lived Out- Eph 4:22-24 New man Is it my goal to live out the life of Christ in me?
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