Being Renewed in the Spirit of Your Mind The key to successfully putting off the old man and putting on the new man, in Eph 4:22-24, is to be renewed in the spirit of your mind.  The mind of your old man is affected by your: Carnal nature – Rom...

Victory Over Sin, Part 2 Rom 6:11-12 – Die to the old man.  Remember that, as far as God is concerned, you are doctrinally a “dead man”.  You are crucified with Christ, Gal 2:20.  You must daily die to yourself, 1 Cor 15:31.  Visualize Christ on that cross.  Christ died there...

Many people make resolutions at this time of year.  But frequently the resolutions only last a month or two.  Then you are back to your old ways.  This text shows you how to make a resolution stick, how to make a change that lasts. Put Off – the former conversation...

Ephesians 4:20-32 Introduction: In Vs 20-21, the believer is to walk in Christ and not walk as other gentiles walk. The reason is clearly stated: believers did not learn such a sinful life form Christ. Christ did not live a sinful life nor has he taught us to live a...

2 Cor 5:17 deals with the old things and new things in your life when you become a new creature in Christ.  For many of us, some of the old things fell off right away.  Yet, other old things stuck around and continue to be a problem for us in...

When you get saved, Christ is is you.  His presence in your life changes things completely.  You are literally a new creature in Christ [2 Cor 3:17].  Christ in you: Results in your death – Rom 8:9-11 – specifically Rom 8:10.  When you get saved, everything about you should die....

Rom 6:6 says, “Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him…”.  One of the best ways to deal with those sins that keep coming up is to remember this.  Our old man is crucified with Jesus.   When you were saved, you became a new creature in Christ,...

All Things New Rev. 21:5 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Rev 21:5 says, “And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.” As a result of what Christ did for us, not only do...

A Head-on Collision with God Acts 9:5 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Paul was living his life blamelessly [Phil 3:6] and with a good conscience toward God [Acts 23:1] that what he was doing was right.  But he was dead wrong.  Even witnessing the preaching and the death of Stephen and the...

When we put off the old man, we are to, simultaneously, put on the new man.  You don’t grow as a Christian by just removing the old man or by only denying yourself.  You must put on the new man.   According to Col 3:10, the new man “is renewed...