Col 3:10 And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him
The new man we become when we are born again is RENEWED in KNOWLEDGE after the IMAGE of HIM that CREATED HIM.
RENEWED in KNOWLEDGE.
Eph 4:24 And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.
Created in RIGHTEOUSNESS and TRUE HOLINESS.
Knowledge- it is knowledge that allows us to know well… everything… right? A stupid statement? Yes, it is a stupid statement but a very true one.
When we become a new man we are changed from the old and that old man lacks knowledge of salvation, choosing to remain in the darkness. When we choose NOT to believe in Christ we are choosing to remain in the dark, we are choosing to remain free of the knowledge of Salvation, free of the knowledge of God, free of the knowledge of righteousness and true holiness. All the while we are choosing that darkness, we unfortunately believe we are becoming more enlightened, not less enlightened. We believe we are actually growing more intelligent, not less intelligent. We believe we've become so incredibly smart to choose not to believe in Christ that we often pat ourselves on the back and well, we announce it to the world and sometimes quite loudly. Not believing becomes a badge of honor of sorts that we polish to a full shine every occasion we get. We love feeling that superior sense of wellbeing because we choose not to be what we call…duped. We're not going to be fooled into believing fables, we're just too darn brilliant for that.
The truth, the truth is deception has been allowed to fill us and we are lost, we are stuck in the old man of flesh, unrenewed, lacking the truth knowledge of our Creator, our Redeemer.
Those of us who do CHOOSE to believe and go on to become a NEW man we are given the chance to receive the knowledge of God, the knowledge of Christ. No un-regenerated person can have this knowledge, it doesn't work that way. And if YOU do gain this knowledge and then turn your back on it, you will be worse off than you ever were before because you're so much more guilty of unbelieving. I'm not talking stumbling in your fiery trials and tribulations, even if the trial lasts several years or more. I'm talking about the unbelief that cuts off the acknowledgement of guilt and replaces it with self-justification. I'm talking about the unbelief that strips away hope for eternal life in Christ leaving the one who formerly believed and now chooses not to believe without any future beyond the here and now. That awful nothingness that they fill with so much temporary nonsense it takes all their effort to do so. Yet, they are deceived into believing they are just fine without believing in Christ and the salvation He offers. They keep on believing that they are in need of nothing, and if they are in need of things it's their own bad luck, and well, that's life right?
The deception is so complete it's incredibly hard for anyone to get passed it and that is why so few ultimately believe in the truth as it is found in our SAVIOR.
We are given many opportunities to believe but we are NEVER forced and if we want deception we are allowed to have it because it is the choice we make.
We are renewed.
Eph 4:23 And be renewed in the spirit of your mind
In the spirit of our mind we are renewed, we receive the knowledge of Christ, the knowledge of God our Father in heaven, knowledge of the Holy Spirit and this knowledge is an ever growing knowledge, not a one time learning, but a learning that continues for as long as we live.
All by the grace of God may we NEVER stop believing in HIM, NEVER! May our minds be renewed in the knowledge of our God, our Savior, always!
In HIS LOVE!
The new man we become when we are born again is RENEWED in KNOWLEDGE after the IMAGE of HIM that CREATED HIM.
RENEWED in KNOWLEDGE.
Eph 4:24 And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.
Created in RIGHTEOUSNESS and TRUE HOLINESS.
Knowledge- it is knowledge that allows us to know well… everything… right? A stupid statement? Yes, it is a stupid statement but a very true one.
When we become a new man we are changed from the old and that old man lacks knowledge of salvation, choosing to remain in the darkness. When we choose NOT to believe in Christ we are choosing to remain in the dark, we are choosing to remain free of the knowledge of Salvation, free of the knowledge of God, free of the knowledge of righteousness and true holiness. All the while we are choosing that darkness, we unfortunately believe we are becoming more enlightened, not less enlightened. We believe we are actually growing more intelligent, not less intelligent. We believe we've become so incredibly smart to choose not to believe in Christ that we often pat ourselves on the back and well, we announce it to the world and sometimes quite loudly. Not believing becomes a badge of honor of sorts that we polish to a full shine every occasion we get. We love feeling that superior sense of wellbeing because we choose not to be what we call…duped. We're not going to be fooled into believing fables, we're just too darn brilliant for that.
The truth, the truth is deception has been allowed to fill us and we are lost, we are stuck in the old man of flesh, unrenewed, lacking the truth knowledge of our Creator, our Redeemer.
Those of us who do CHOOSE to believe and go on to become a NEW man we are given the chance to receive the knowledge of God, the knowledge of Christ. No un-regenerated person can have this knowledge, it doesn't work that way. And if YOU do gain this knowledge and then turn your back on it, you will be worse off than you ever were before because you're so much more guilty of unbelieving. I'm not talking stumbling in your fiery trials and tribulations, even if the trial lasts several years or more. I'm talking about the unbelief that cuts off the acknowledgement of guilt and replaces it with self-justification. I'm talking about the unbelief that strips away hope for eternal life in Christ leaving the one who formerly believed and now chooses not to believe without any future beyond the here and now. That awful nothingness that they fill with so much temporary nonsense it takes all their effort to do so. Yet, they are deceived into believing they are just fine without believing in Christ and the salvation He offers. They keep on believing that they are in need of nothing, and if they are in need of things it's their own bad luck, and well, that's life right?
The deception is so complete it's incredibly hard for anyone to get passed it and that is why so few ultimately believe in the truth as it is found in our SAVIOR.
We are given many opportunities to believe but we are NEVER forced and if we want deception we are allowed to have it because it is the choice we make.
We are renewed.
Eph 4:23 And be renewed in the spirit of your mind
In the spirit of our mind we are renewed, we receive the knowledge of Christ, the knowledge of God our Father in heaven, knowledge of the Holy Spirit and this knowledge is an ever growing knowledge, not a one time learning, but a learning that continues for as long as we live.
All by the grace of God may we NEVER stop believing in HIM, NEVER! May our minds be renewed in the knowledge of our God, our Savior, always!
In HIS LOVE!
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