Having the Flesh & the New Creation (TMF:1675)

Friday, August 13, 2021
Peace to Live By: Having the Flesh & the New Creation (TMF:1675) - Daniel Litton
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       As new creations in Christ, it’s as if we have both sides of the coin now. We are a new creation in Christ, but we also still have the sin-nature. We have both. The unbeliever only has the sin-nature. He or she is not a new creation. Therefore, he or she is powerless when it comes to pleasing God. The person couldn’t be pleasing to God no matter how hard they tried. They are powerless to do what is right in his sight. Nevertheless, how are we as Christians to get the power to do what is right? Do we get it from our flesh? No, our flesh cannot produce the good results that we want. Where do we get our help then? We have to rely on the Holy Spirit, on his enablement, on his power, his empowering of us, with his grace, in order to do what is right. I think most of us haven’t come yet to understand this. Yet, this is the most important paragraph of this sermon.