The New Creature in Christ
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"If any man is in Christ, he is a New Creature." 2 Corinthians 5:17
I will be upfront about it: When it comes to salvation, there are no “born again” Christians in the world today. There are only God’s post-cross Chosen Ones who are spiritually born in Christ and therefore do not need spiritual rebirth. However, all of God's Chosen Ones, prior to the cross, were born in Adam’s natural likeness. They were in need of spiritual re-birth in Christ—through being crucified and resurrected with and in Him. All of God’s Elect will be given new spiritual bodies when Christ returns. John 1:12-13 "12 But to all who did receive him [Jesus, at conception], who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, 13 who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God." Paul, God’s Apostle to the gentiles, wrote: Ephesians 1:3-5 "3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, 4 just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him. In love 5 He predestined us to adoption1 as sons [and daughters] through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the kind intention of His will." 1 Corinthians 15:20-23 "20 But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who are asleep. 21 For since by a man came death, by a man also came the resurrection of the dead. 22 For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive. 23 But each in his own order: Christ the first fruits, after that those who are Christ’s at His [second] coming," Ephesians 2:8-10 "8 For by grace you have been saved through faith [in God’s faithfulness] ; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; 9 not as a result of [human] works, so that no one may boast. 10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them." God’s pre-cross and co-cross Chosen Ones where crucified and resurrected with Jesus, and received with Him a “new heart,” God’s Spirit, and His eternal life. All post-cross Chosen Ones were born (conceived) in Christ, through His seed, with new hearts and the indwelling Spirit of God. Ezekiel 36:26-27 26 “Moreover, I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; and I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. 27 I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will be careful to observe My ordinances.” Galatians 2:20 "I Paul have been [co-]crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me." 2 Corinthians 5:17 "Therefore if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come." As we pore over Paul’s doctrine of the New-Hearted New Creature in Christ, you will discover some of my heart illustrations. I designed them to be visual aids to help Christian Discipleship Counselors and those to whom they minister, to more clearly understand some of the more abstract biblical descriptions of the ontological nature and functionality of all mankind, and why we function in the ways which we do. Free eBook version coming soon.
Printed and eBook images are black & white. Color Slides are not available at this time.
CONTENTS: IIllustrations Index 4 The New Creature in Christ 5 Biblical Perspectives of Man 7 The Sheep and the Goats 10 The “First Man,” Adam of Eden 12 The “Last Man,” Jesus of Nazareth 12 The New Creature in Christ 14 The New Heart Promised by God 15 The New Heart Became a Reality Through the Cross 16 The "Chambers" of the Heart 21 Spiritual Relationships 25 We are New Creatures, But Do Not Always Act Like It 28 The Modes of the Heart 29 Uniting the Heart With Love 33 God Searches the Heart 36 “The Truth Will Make You Free” 36 Well Adjusted Flesh and Maladjusted Flesh 37 Varieties of Half-Hearted Christians 38 The Hard-Hearted Christian 38 The Shallow-Hearted Christian 41 The Double-Hearted Christian 43 The Fat-Hearted or Worldly Christian 45 The Fruit of the Fat-Hearted Christian 50 The Wounded-Hearted or Broken-Hearted Christian 53 The Broken and Contrite-Hearted Christian 57 The Insufficiency of Self-Sufficiency 58 The Whole-Hearted Christian 59 The Spirit-Filled New Heart 60 Trials and Tribulations 64 "They Will Return to Me With Their Whole Heart" 66 Some Teachings of Jesus on Bearing Fruit for God 68 God’s Everlasting New Covenant 72