Classic Christianity – A Closer Look at The Reality of The Resurrection P30 (02-07-22)
Living Under Grace – Life in The Spirit
Turn to chapter 9, “Living Under Grace” in our study guide, A Closer Look at The Reality of the Resurrection.
Picking up there we read, In Christ we have become brand new creations with a brand new identity. We studied that a couple of weeks ago. And with this comes a brand new way of life. If I’m a new creation, I have a new way of life. It’s like the illustration of the caterpillar and the butterfly. You can try to teach that worm (the caterpillar) to do all the things a butterfly can do, but it’s impossible to do. You can’t improve on your wormhood, you need to be a new creation. This is how being born again is. Once you are born again of the Spirit, you can never go back to being a worm again. You have a brand new identity. You are now a beautiful creature. You can still try and do things that the worm use to do, but you will never be a worm ever again. It won’t feel good … Listen to Broadcast & Read More