What Is A New Creation?

What Is A New Creation?

Paul wrote in his second letter to the saints at Corinth, “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new” (2 Cor. 5:17).

That’s a pretty amazing statement. A great change takes place in the life of one who is a Christian!

  1. I’d like to know what this change is—and how it will affect me personally.
  2. If I am a New Creation – how does God see me?
  3. And how does this change me, my lifestyle, my likes, and habits?
  4. What old things am I giving up, and how will these new things affect my old way of life?

In his letter to the Ephesians, Paul gives us answers to such questions.

Turning to Ephesians 2 and verse 6 we begin to see some ways a Christian is described…