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THE NEW WAY OF LIVING Get Rid of the Old Rags By Larry Kreider A MIRACLE HAS HAPPENED The Bible says in 2 Corinthians 5:17: "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new." You are a new creation in Jesus Christ. If you've been born again (received Jesus as Lord), a miracle has happened inside of you. You became a brand new person. An elephant becoming a butterfly would be no greater miracle! Yes, there is an indescribable miracle that happens inside of you as you live by faith in Jesus, instead of faith in good works. It's not a matter of "turning over a new leaf" or just changing some of your old ways of doing things. No, a miracle has happened inside. You can know by faith in the Word of God that you are a new creation in Jesus Christ. Is it important to begin to be involved in a local church and start living a new life and expect our life-style to change? Yes, of course it is! but we do these things because the Lord has changed us from the inside, not to gain His favor. 
Questions to Consider: Read 2 Corinthians 5:17. What "old things" in your life have passed away? What are some "new things" that have replaced them? Study 2 Corinthians 5:17 - explain what it is to be "in Christ." How do you know you are a new creature when you accept Jesus as Lord...what is the evidence? ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________
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