Romans 8:10 - "And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit of life because of righteousness"
2 Corinthians 5:17 - Therefore if any person is [ingrafted] in Christ (the Messiah) he is a new creation (a new creature altogether); the old [previous moral and spiritual condition] has passed away. Behold, the fresh and new has come!
John 20: 11-14 - But Mary remained standing outside the tomb sobbing. As she wept, she stooped down [and looked] into the tomb.
And she saw two angels in white sitting there, one at the head and one at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.
And they said to her, Woman, why are you sobbing? She told them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid Him.
On saying this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing [there], but she did not know (recognise) that it was Jesus.
It is often said that we are new creations and that when we die to the flesh and walk in the spirit, we will be seen as new creations. What exactly is a new creation?
The new creation status implies newness of life and a new manner of life that accords with God's will.
A person who is a new creation will be completely new so that means all aspects of the old life has passed away. So what kind of life will the new creation possess? I am led to believe according to John, that post resurrection when Mary came to find Jesus, she found him but didn't recognise because his countenance had changed. Often when someone becomes born again, there is a change in their life. No longer will they have any thirst for the things that they did before and no longer will they possess any of the characteristics that they were bound to in their old life.
Galatians 5:19 - 21 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
Galatians 5:22-23
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
A few verses up in Galatians 5, we see that the flesh and the spirit are always at war with each other so one must decide what side they want to be on.
So, what are some of the benefits of being a new creation?
Now that you are a new creation, you will become equipped with a new way of thinking as Romans 12:2 tells us to renew our mind daily. This means training your mind to believe the fact that you don't have to be sick, poor and defeated. Everything in your life can become new, your relationships can become new because you are a new creation.
Philippians 4:19 says - "But my God shall supply all your needs according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus."
This indicated your needs will be met by God
Not only can all your needs now be met by God, all the things that were impossible will now become possible.
Mark 9:23 tells us that all things are possible to those that believe
You a new creation in Christ. The relationship you once had with God has now been restored, no longer do you have to feel condemned.
Be blessed as you read. I pray that God brings you to a new understanding of what being a new creation is all about. I pray that God gives you wisdom, knowledge and new level of understanding.
