A new creation
A Christian is a “new creation”
- Romans 6:4-5
- II Corinthians 5:17
A new creation made possible by virtue of a new birth
- James 1:18; I Peter 1:22-23
- John 3:3-5; Titus 3:5-7
This new creation embarks on a life of renewal …
- II Corinthians 4:16
- Romans 12:2
A new life
Having passed from death to life
- John 5:24-25
- Ephesians 2:1-5; Colossians 2:12-13
- I John 5:11-13
Having passed from darkness to light
- Acts 26:18
- I Peter 2:9-10
- Ephesians 5:8; I Thessalonians 5:5
- Ephesians 5:9
For which we should ever be thankful
- Colossians 1:12-13
A new loyalty
A Christian is a “converted person” …
- I Thessalonians 1:9
- Romans 6:16-18; I Thessalonians 1:9
A Christian is converted to Jesus Christ
- Acts 2:36; I Peter 3:15
- Matthew 10:37-39
- Galatians 2:20
Such loyalty to Christ results in a new life
- Philippians 4:6-7
- Philippians 4:13
A significant thing about a Christian, then
- Experiences a new creation
- Enjoys a new life
- Entertains a new loyalty
- … Such an individual is truly “A person reborn”
But not all professing Christians show evidence of this rebirth … Why is that?
They may not have yet truly experienced the new creation.
- Mark 16:16
- Colossians 2:12-13
Though they may have been reborn and entered the new life, they may have gone back into sin.
- Hebrews 3:12-13
- II Peter 2:20