1. The new Man of God Ephesians 2:11–22 Gie Vleugels ICEL 19 July 2015

2. ICEL The ‘new man’ in Colossians 3:9-10 “Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices with its practices and have put on the new self, and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator.” after the image of its creator.”

3. ICEL The ‘new man’ in Colossians 3:9-10 “Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices with its practices and have put on the new self, and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator.” 11 Here there is not Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, free; but Christ is all, and in all.

4. ICEL 11 Therefore, remember that formerly 11 Therefore, remember that formerly you who are Gentiles by birth and called “uncircumcised” by those who call themselves “the circumcision” (which is done in the body by human hands)— by human hands)—

5. ICEL 12 remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, excluded from citizenship in Israel and foreigners to the covenants of the promise, of the promise, without hope without hope and without God in the world. in the world.

6. ICEL 13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near have been brought near by the blood of Christ.

7. ICEL 14 For he himself is our peace, 14 For he himself is our peace, who has made the two groups one who has made the two groups one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility, the dividing wall of hostility, 15 by setting aside in his flesh 15 by setting aside in his flesh the law with its commands and regulations. and regulations.

8. ICEL His purpose was to create in himself one new humanity out of the two, thus making peace, thus making peace,

9. ICEL 16 and in one body to reconcile both of them to God through the cross, through the cross, by which he put to death their hostility.

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14. “Let us walk properly as in the daytime, not in orgies and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, not in quarreling and jealousy. not in quarreling and jealousy. But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.” Romans 13:14 (ESV)