What happens if I don’t put on the new self? (continued)

It allows spiritual laziness to continue.

  • II Peter 1:5

It implies that some sins are okay.

  • John 9:28-34 – Is it possible for members of local churches to have this sinful attitude?
  • I John 3:7 – The one who practices righteousness is righteous! Wearing a label doesn’t make you righteous.

How to change

Think of yourself as a new person.

  • Ephesians 4:23-24
  • Romans 6:2, 11
  • Colossians 3:2-3

Shape your environment so it will help shape you.

  • Deuteronomy 6:6-9
  • Proverbs 5:8; 7:7-8, 25