Christians get confused by incorrectly assuming the “old self” and a term called “the flesh” are the same. Let me define the flesh briefly and distinguish between the two terms. First, the term flesh in Scripture does not mean the human body in the majority of verses. Instead, the “flesh” is a spiritual term which
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Affirm Your Acceptance In Christ
Would you like to pray right now and accept the reality that you are unconditionally acceptable to God? I invite you to believe God and to pray the following prayer by faith: Father, when I examine my feelings and remember my failures, it doesn’t seem true that I am righteous. Yet, your Word tells me
I Didn’t Know I Was THAT Saved!
Second Corinthians 5:21 says, “God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.” Astonishingly, we are told here that Christians have “become the righteousness of God.” In other words, God gave us his own righteousness through our faith in Christ. That
Why Did The Apostle Paul Say He Was the Worst Sinner Ever?
Have you ever wondered about 1 Timothy 1:15, where Paul states, “This is a trustworthy saying, and everyone should accept it: ‘Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners’—and I am the worst of them all” (NLT). Isn’t Paul saying that even though he is a Christian, he is still a sinner? No, he’s
Jesus Has Replaced Your Messed Up Identity
When Jesus was raised from the dead, God created a brand-new self, a new you that was resurrected with him. He replaced your old identity from Adam with your new identity in Christ. This resurrected new self is clarified in a familiar verse, 2 Corinthians 5:17: “If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature;
