08/03/2025
ACT OF PENITENT by TAIWO E. A DOLUWAMU
TEXT: IICor.5:14-20
Focus Text: IICor.5:17, "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!(NIV) "
TOPIC: THE NEW CREATURE 2
Beloved in Christ, I welcome you to another glorious day and a favoured weekend by God's mercy and glory, may God gives us more insight of His Word today in Jesus name
The Scripture says, there is no condemnation anymore for those who believe in Christ Jesus, because they have put to death the Old man and have putting on a new Man, their past way of life and character has been changed, and the bad things they use to do before they use to do is no longer in them, but they live the life of the crucified and resurrected Christ and now:
"BEHOLD ALL THINGS HAVE BECOME NEW"
Union with Christ summarizes our experience of redemption, we are elected, justified, sanctified and glorified in Christ. Because Christ is the last Adam, the one in whom humanity is re-created, our spiritual Union with Christ is nothing less than participation in the "New creation" and we are now transformed for God's glory through Christ and by His Grace.
Once we surrender all to Him, definitely something has happened to us, a definite change which can be seen by people all around us, has taken place in our life.
The following are the experience of a new life:
I. YOU NOW HAVE A NEW HEART: (I John3:9; Gal.2:20), God has removed from is the stone heart, the sinful nature which love to sin and replaced it with a new and soft heart, obedient heart that love God and hate sin. This is what make us children of God.
II. CHRIST LIVES IN US NOW! : (ICor.6:19; Gal.2:20), our old selves, old life has passed away. Christ has taken charge of our life, Christ did not came to our life as visitor, but He came to dwells in us. He sleeps, wakes, eat, and drink in us.
III. GOD HAS CHANGED OUR SPIRITUAL LOCATION: (Col.1:12-13; Rom.11:17,24), as soon as Christ saves us from our sins, He never abadoned us in the kingdom of darkness and under the control of Satan. But rescue us and translated us to the kingdom of God in the Light and where there is Christ Satan cannot reach us anymore.
IV. WE ARE NOW CHILDREN OF GOD, A NEW CREATION, A NEW MEMBER OF THE HOUSEHOLD OF GOD: (John 1:12-13; 2Cor.6:18; Rom.8:29), having repented from our old ways and received Christ into our life, we have been given the right, power to become children of God. We can now call God our Father.
V. WE ARE CITIZEN OF HEAVEN: (Phil.3:20; Rev.20:15), our name is written in the Lamb's book of Life, although we live in this world, we are no longer of the world, we are now citizen of heaven. Heaven is our home, Christ is there, preparing a place for us.
VI. FROM NOW ON, WE MUST GROW IN CHRIST: (Rom.8:29; IPet.2:1-2; Col.2:6-7), We were predestined to become like Jesus, every baby has a potential to become great in the future if he grow steadily, in the same vein as Christian, we must grow by the word of God, in prayer, by Fasting, obeying His commandments and follow His will day to day. The word of God is the spiritual milk for our new life in Christ Jesus.
All these, God has already done for us as a true believer. And He did it for us free of charge, we must learn to give thanks for the gift of salvation by giving our total self unto Him as a living sacrifice. (Rom.12:1-2)
WORD OF WISDOM: A moment in God's presence, can change a whole story: total life in God's hands through Christ Jesus gives an eternal new life!
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Diocese of Yewa
Followers
St John's Anglican Church, Ajilete - Yewa South East Archdeaconry
Anglican Training Institute
Azizen
All Saints Anglican Parish Church, Ado-Odo