“Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.” – 2 Corinthians 5:17 ESV

Who you were is not who you are. Who you are, who you really are, is like Jesus.

GOD’S STORY

For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ. – 2 Corinthians 5:21 NLT

Romans 6, Colossians 3, Ephesians 4

CULTURAL CONDITIONING

• • Traditional Culture: You are your role.
  • Modern Culture: You are your desires.

Luke 15

Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. – Romans 12:2 ESV

DECEPTIVE DESIRES

Lie: Your old self is your true self.
Truth: Your old self is dead.

I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. – Galatians 2:20 ESV

In Christ you are…

• • A new creation. (2 Corinthians 5:17)
  • A child of God. (John 1:12)
  • Forgiven. (Colossians 1:14)
  • Loved. (1 John 3:1)
  • Free. (John 8:36)
  • A friend of God. (John 15:14)
  • Called. (2 Timothy 1:9)
  • Chosen. (Colossians 3:12)
  • More than a conquer. (Romans 8:37)