II Corinthians 5:17 "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new."
Old things pass away..... hum Yes as we get older and pass away. Yes, things will go away when they become old because we can no longer use them. BUT in II Corinthians it's not talking about that when it says, "...old things are passed away...." what is it meaning there?
Lets look at the verse as a whole. If we are be in Christ we are a new creature.... This means we have put the old man aside and want to live in Christ making us a new creature. So when we say old things passed away what we are meaning when you get saved you should want to put away:
~Rock music and listen to Good Godly Christian Music
~Smoking and maybe in place of that chew spearmint gum :)
~Drinking Alcohol change that to coffee, water, tea, etc.
~Maybe you need to change your friends.
~Maybe the books you are reading you need to change to the Bible and books that don't have the garbage in them. (If you need a list I can give you a list or I'm sure your Pastor, Parent or someone could help you with that.)
These are just a few things that can pass away. What is it in your life that you know is an "old man" or something that is "old and needs to pass away".
So friend you need to:
1. Live in Christ and become a new creature
2. put away old things
3. let new things become new in your life.
We all will make mistakes but we have the Bible that will help us stay on track, we have church and friends. My prayer is that through this someone sees the need to make these changes and become a new creature in Christ :) :)
Old things pass away..... hum Yes as we get older and pass away. Yes, things will go away when they become old because we can no longer use them. BUT in II Corinthians it's not talking about that when it says, "...old things are passed away...." what is it meaning there?
Lets look at the verse as a whole. If we are be in Christ we are a new creature.... This means we have put the old man aside and want to live in Christ making us a new creature. So when we say old things passed away what we are meaning when you get saved you should want to put away:
~Rock music and listen to Good Godly Christian Music
~Smoking and maybe in place of that chew spearmint gum :)
~Drinking Alcohol change that to coffee, water, tea, etc.
~Maybe you need to change your friends.
~Maybe the books you are reading you need to change to the Bible and books that don't have the garbage in them. (If you need a list I can give you a list or I'm sure your Pastor, Parent or someone could help you with that.)
These are just a few things that can pass away. What is it in your life that you know is an "old man" or something that is "old and needs to pass away".
So friend you need to:
1. Live in Christ and become a new creature
2. put away old things
3. let new things become new in your life.
We all will make mistakes but we have the Bible that will help us stay on track, we have church and friends. My prayer is that through this someone sees the need to make these changes and become a new creature in Christ :) :)
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