The Evidence of the New Man The formation of the new man involves a spiritual transformation of what is within, that is, the “inner man” (Ephesians 3:16), which then manifests itself in the outward, visible part of the new man through changed behaviour patterns, changed actions and works, changed character or personality, and changed lifestyle … Continue reading Old vs new man (Part 5 of 5)… →

We Must Pass Through Death The definitive factor that identifies what is new in the new man is this: that area in question must have been dealt with by the cross of Jesus. Everything that is new in the new man must first be premised on the death of the old. And therefore, everything that … Continue reading Old vs new man (Part 4 of 5)… →

Putting Off the Old & Putting On the New In particular, the Bible exhorts us to: (1) Put off the old man’s conduct – Ephesians 4:22 says, “that you put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts”, so that there is a change in your behavior patterns; … Continue reading Old vs new man (Part 3 of 5)… →

Moving from the Old to the New The old man describes the state of affairs or the condition of a person prior to the influence of God. It is a metaphorical representation of or a symbolic reference to the state of fleshly corruption that has affected every single aspect of the whole being of the … Continue reading Old vs new man (Part 2 of 5)… →

Problem Statement 2 Corinthians 5:17 says, “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new”. Romans 6:6 says, “knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves of sin”. The Scriptures clearly say that … Continue reading Old vs new man (Part 1 of 5)… →