Experiencing a New Life
A recurring theme in the New Testament (for example: Romans ch.6 v.4 or Colossians Ch.3 v.1) reminds us that just as Jesus Christ experienced death for all of us, we all now have a responsibility to view ourselves in a position where we have effectively died to our old life. A life characterised by an inward attitude of rebellion against the Father's will.
To help us with this, it is essential for us to come to a clear understanding that we cannot do this as an exercise of our own will. If that were possible, then Jesus' sacrifice would have been a futile, empty gesture.
Instead, we come to see that the same power that raised Jesus from the dead is at work in us now, today; in order to raise us up into a new life of power over every thought that would drag us down.
This is the simplicity of faith and a new life. We put off the old, and put on the new. We reckon ourselves dead to the old life - it no longer has any power over us; and open our eyes to the new - a life where we experience power, authority, peace of mind.
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To help us with this, it is essential for us to come to a clear understanding that we cannot do this as an exercise of our own will. If that were possible, then Jesus' sacrifice would have been a futile, empty gesture.
Instead, we come to see that the same power that raised Jesus from the dead is at work in us now, today; in order to raise us up into a new life of power over every thought that would drag us down.
This is the simplicity of faith and a new life. We put off the old, and put on the new. We reckon ourselves dead to the old life - it no longer has any power over us; and open our eyes to the new - a life where we experience power, authority, peace of mind.
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