The transformation brought about by the new birth is not only an instantaneous miracle but also a lifelong process called sanctification. For those so transformed, everything changes; the old things have passed away. Old values, ideas, plans, loves, desires, and beliefs vanish, replaced by the new things that accompany salvation. The verb tense used in […]

2 Corinthians 5:14 tells us, “For the love of Christ constrains us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead.” The phrase “the love of Christ” is best seen in this context as Christ’s love for us – a love most clearly seen in His sacrificial death. As those […]

When you come to Christ and become a new creation what changes in your life as you become a new creation? 2 Corinthians 5:13 says, “Whether we be beside ourselves, it is to God: or whether we be sober, it is for your cause.” The verb “beside ourselves” literally means “to stand outside of oneself […]