Thursday, January 31, 2013

Old Man, New Man

Ephesians 4:17-24; NKJV

17 This I say, therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you should no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles walk, in the futility of their mind, 


18 having their understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart; 

19 who, being past feeling, have given themselves over to lewdness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.

20 But you have not so learned Christ, 


21 if indeed you have heard Him and have been taught by Him, as the truth is in Jesus: 

22 that you put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts, 

23 and be renewed in the spirit of your mind, 

24 and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness.

The Old Man

1.  Former conduct
2.  Put off
3.  Grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts

The New Man

1.  Be renewed in the spirit of your mind
2.  Put on the new man
3.  God created your new man
4.  True rightousness
5.  True holiness
6.  Your new conduct - see Ephesians 4:25-32