Identity as New Creations
- Believers become one with Christ when they accept Jesus, receiving a new nature that replaces the old life (Ephesians 2:14-15, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Ephesians 8)-2:4
- Christians are seated in heavenly places at the right hand of the Father with Christ Jesus, sharing His position and authority (Ephesians )8-2:4
- The Holy Spirit now dwells inside believers, providing wisdom, revelation, and knowledge of God (Eph. 1:17-23 AMP)
Victory Over the Enemy
- Believers have overcome the world and the devil through faith in Jesus as the Son of God (1 John 5:1-5)
- The evil one cannot touch those who abide in Christ and are born of God (1 John 5:18)
- Christians possess authority over the devil in this world through their position in Christ
Living the New Life
- Believers must not continue in habitual sin or return to the old life that Christ freed them from
- God’s commandments are not burdensome when believers love Him and keep His Word (1 John 5:1-5)
- Christians should identify with Christ rather than worldly things or their former identity
Daily Walk with God
- Study God’s Word regularly, recognizing that the Word is God Himself made known (John 1:1)
- Maintain constant fellowship through prayer and spending time with God
- Allow the Holy Spirit to work internally rather than trying to make oneself good through self-effort
God’s Involvement in Details
- God desires to be involved in every aspect and detail of believers’ lives
Scriptures
Eph 2:14-15 “Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;”
2 Corinthians 5:17 “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.”
Ephesians 8-2:4 “But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus. For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:”
Eph. 1:17-23 AMP “that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, 18 the eyes of your [a]understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, 19 and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power 20 which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, 21 far above all principality[b] and [c]power and [d]might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come. 22 And He put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church, 23 which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.”
1 John 5: 1-5 “Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father loves whoever has been born of him. 2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey his commandments. 3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome. 4 For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith. 5 Who is it that overcomes the world except the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?”
1 John 5:11-12 “And this is the testimony, that God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 12 Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.”
1 John 5:18 “We know that everyone who has been born of God does not keep on sinning, but he who was born of God protects him, and the evil one does not touch him