1. The New Creation
Part 6 – Life! In Jesus
V is for victory

2. “In Him was life, and the life was the light of men” (John 1:4)
“I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but through Me” (John 14:6)
Life is in Jesus Christ
Sometimes we have a difficult time understanding what life is
Life! In Jesus

3. “For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and death” (Romans 8:2)
What is the law of the Spirit of life, as contrasted with the law of sin and death?
A law states a cause and effect relationship
If you sin, you die
If you don’t sin, you will live
Life! In Jesus

4. The law of sin and death, however, is the ministry of death – see 2 Corinthians 3:7
By continually forcing the individual’s attention back into the stone tablets, the inner picture which develops is that of a sinner
If the individual views himself as a sinner, that is how he will act
Our focus has to be changed from the “push” of “what not to be” to the “pull” of “what to be”
Life! In Jesus

5. Life! In Jesus This is the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus
Having been born again, we now have the potential of being like Christ
We are following “the upward call of God in Christ Jesus” – see Philippians 3:14
We have a new attitude
We want to be like Christ
God changes us from the “have to” to the “want to”
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6. V is for victory Life! In Jesus
“For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments; and His commandments are not burdensome” (1 John 5:3)
“For whatever is born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has overcome the world – our faith” (1 John 5:4)
V is for victory
Life! In Jesus

7. Life! In Jesus Our faith has overcome the world
It is simply a matter of developing our faith to understand that God “is able to do exceeding abundantly beyond all that we ask or think according to the power that works within us” – see Ephesians 3:20
With the power of the Spirit, we can turn this world upside down as we strive mightily to present every man perfect in Christ
Life! In Jesus

8. We can give desperately needed life to the dying world around us
“He who believes in Me… from His innermost being shall flow rivers of living water” (John 7:38)
We have seen that Jesus was speaking of the Spirit, whom we have received
Let those rivers flow!
Life! In Jesus

9. Life! In Jesus Summary There is joy in living in Christ
We know that God will do great things through us when we commit ourselves to keeping His commandments
God can do more than we can even ask or think through the Holy Spirit who lives in us
Life! In Jesus

10. Conclusion New Creation study conclusions
It is possible for the Christian, because he is a new creation following his immersion into Christ, to become like Christ
This new creation must be developed in a continual process of renewing the mind – by seeing, developing, and keeping within focus the picture of the resurrected Christ
Conclusion

11. Conclusion New Creation study conclusions
3) God’s purpose through the ages was to send the Holy Spirit to those who are faithful to Him.
Through the Holy Spirit, fellowship with God is restored, and Christians may become perfect as their heavenly Father is perfect.
God communicates this exciting concept through words such as promise, mystery, glory, and mirror.
Conclusion

12. New Creation study conclusions 4) The Holy Spirit helps the Christian to become perfect, to crucify his flesh. The Spirit leads him and intercedes for him. 5) Christians are exhorted to be filled with God’s Spirit, not to grieve the Spirit, nor quench Him, and to make our bodies our slaves. 6) Life in Jesus is freedom from the old way of thinking. By the power of the Spirit, the Christian joyfully does what God wants.
Conclusion

13. Christ’s Church
Part 1 – Introduction