When we accept Christ as our Savior, we receive everything we need to live a godly life in Christ. “His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness….” (2 Peter 1:3, NASB). Note that we have received not some things but everything …
What does it mean to be born again? To answer that question, consider these words from the book of Ezekiel: “A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out …
“Therefore, if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new,” Paul writes (2 Corinthians 5:17, KJV.) The fact that we have become a new creation in Christ does not mean we automatically live …
First, let’s define the carnal mind. The carnal mind is the mind of the flesh. And we know what the mind of the flesh does; it minds the things of the flesh. All of us can relate to the carnal mind because all of us were …
In Christ, we are a new creation, according to the Bible. Old things have passed away. All things have become new (see 2 Corinthians 5:17). Yet many Christians still struggle in the flesh during their daily walk with Christ. All Christians experience some degree of struggle …