The transformation brought about by the new birth is not only an instantaneous miracle but also a lifelong process of 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 […]

Spring is just around the corner, and with that corner comes new life, new hope, and new perspective. We have “survived” another winter, and now with the coming of spring there is a completely new perspective on the coming year. 2 Corinthians 5:17 says, “Therefore, if any man be in Christ he is a new […]