A NEW CREATURE IN CHRIST.

God invested a lot in man. His investment can be seen in man`s initial creation and in his re-creation after his fall from his initial creation by the death and resurrection of his dear Son. This re-creation made man to be a new creature. This article exposes the need for us to embrace the reality of this recreation and walk in the newness of life provided for us by God through his Son;Jesus Christ. THEREFORE IF ANY MAN BE IN CHRIST,HE IS A NEW CREATURE:OLD THINGS ARE PASSED AWAY;BEHOLD ALL THINGS ARE BECOME NEW...2ND CORINTHIANS 5:17. A creature refers to something that has been created. God is the creator of all things existing on earth today. He created all things to inhabit different spaces and places on the earth and even in heaven. The earth,firmament,sky,sun,moon,waters etc were created for the comfort and sustenance of all his creatures. This shows how much God values all his creatures. Notable among God`s creatures are referred in the Bible as LIVING CREATURES. They are so-called because they have LIFE in them. They include the creatures of the air e.g birds;creatures of the sea e.g fishes and creatures that move on the land e.g the beasts of the field. God created all these creatures in various kinds,diversities and varieties which was a trademark of his excellence in creation e.g the beauty and flights of different kinds of birds high up into the sky,the swimming action of various aquatic creatures in the waters and the various locomotry actions exhibited by the terrestrial creatures ar

e all indicative of God`s excellence in creation. In summary,all of these creatures are GOOD to the extent that God testified to it. MAN is a unique creature superior to all the above-mentioned creatures as a result of his creation. God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils;the BREATH OF LIFE and man became a LIVING BEING. The breath of life being the symbol of the HOLYSPIRIT infused to man by God,gave man all the ATTRIBUTES of God required for him to have a successful stay on earth. Such attributes includes divine wisdom,divine health and other divine enablements. He was planted in a garden of abundance and he lacked nothing. God blessed him with fruitfulness,replenishment and dominion over all other creatures. This dominion that he had over all other creatures enabled him to give names to them with ease thereby operating in a wisdom that can be compared to that of God. In summary,man was a unique and peculiar creature respected and revered by all other creatures being clothed with beauty,dignity,honour and glory. This glorious creature made in the image and likeness of God allowed himself to be deceived by the devil whom he had authority over. Sin came into his life as a result of deception thereby sniffing out the LIFE OF GOD(the symbol of the HolySpirit) from him. The life of God that was lost was replaced with a life of sin e.g hatred,lies,fornication,mockery,murder etc. He lost his dominion over all living creatures to the devil and he became an emblem of weakness,poverty,struggles,failure and diverse opressions of the devil. God`s love for man that paved the way for his creation,provisions,blessings etc in the beginning was still available even when he lost God`s Spirit to be made subject to the flesh...Gods righteousness to sin and its consequences;...and God`s name(god) to be called a strange name(a slave/dog) that he inherited after his fall. In essence,it was God`slove for man that created an intention in him to re-create in him a new spirit and to give him a brand new name rooted in righteousness in order to remove the satanic heart;aheart of stone and the strange name that he inherited from sin. ****For zion`s sake will I not hold my peace,and for Jerusalem`s sake will I not rest,until the salvation thereof go forth as brightness and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth.And the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory: and thou shall be called by a new name,which the mouth of the lord shall name. *****And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new Spirit within you;and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh and I will give them a new heart. *****A new heart will I give you and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh and I will give you a heart of flesh. God`s intention of restoring man to what he was in the beginning by creating in him a new spirit and giving him a brand new life came into pratical manifestation by the shedding of the BLOOD of his dear son;Jesus. Here is man under the bondage of sin and here is God wanting to wash away his sins so that He can create in him a new life. BLOOD was needed to wash away the SINS so that man can have the kind of life that he had in the beginning. In view of this,JESUS;the first born of every creature;who created all the living creatures into existence;being the creative word spoken into existence by JEHOVAH GOD volunteered to shed his blood for this unique creature called man. He came to the earth in the likeness of man;walking in all of his ways and he was subjected to all forms of temptations like the first man but sin was not found in him. His BLOOD was acceptable to wash away the sins of mankind because the BLOOD was PURE and free from all kind(s) of sin. He died on a TREE; that he also created so that the SUPERIOR of all his creatures;MAN can be restored to what he was in the beginning having been washed clean from his sins. If not for his blood that was shed, man would have remained the same OLD MAN wrecked,battered and beaten by sin. *****By his own blood,he entered in once unto the holy place having obtained eternal redemption for us. For if the blood of bulls and of goats and the ashes of heifer sprinkling the unclean,sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh:how much more shall the blood of Christ,who through eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God,purge conscience from dead works to serve the living God? And for this cause,he is the mediator of the new testament,that by means of death,for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament,they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance. *****Giving thanks unto the father,which has made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light;who hath delivered us from the power of darkness and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear son. In whom we have redemption through his blood,even the forgiveness of sins:who is the image of the invisible God,the first born of every creature.For by him were all things created that are in heaven,and that are in earth,visible and invisible,whether they be thrones or dominions or principalities or powers:all things were created by him,and he is before all things and by him all things consist and he is the head of the body,the church:who is the beginning,the first born from the dead,that in him should all fullness dwell and having made peace through his blood of the cross,by him to reconcile all things unto himself:by him,whether they be things in earth or things in heaven. The kind of life that existed in the beginning has been recreated by the blood of Jesus.Being a new creature in Christ;man has been given his heritage/birthrights in God. Divine health to live a healthy and fufiling life in order to fufil God`s mandate here on earth,divine wisdom to operate in God`s mental class thereby having answers to all questions of life and solutions to all problems of life, Authority and dominion over all the works/creatures of God and the devil being gods on the face of the earth,Peace to live in a world of disturbances,problems and challenges;forgiveness of sins readily by the daily outpour of God`s mercy,restoration of a qualitative/sound walk/restoration with God and eternal life to be a part of christ millenial reign has been given back to man(us). With all of the investments of God for man at his creation and re-creation,it is important for us to accept the new life purchased for us by the LIFE and BLOOD of Jesus Christ.It is a huge investment and this should not be wasted at all.We can access what Jesus did for us by CONFESSING our SINS unto him and BELIEVING that he died for them and ROSE for our JUSTIFICATION.By so doing,we will not be CONDEMNED by SINS again. To live a fruitful and successful life on the face of the earth and to spend the rest of ones life in paradise after physical death,we have to accept the person of Jesus into our lives anf forsake our sins. *****Except a man be born again/re-created,he cannot see the kingdom of God.Except a man be born of the water and of the Spirit,he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.For what is born of the flesh is flesh and which is born of the Spirit is Spirit. In as much as one is re-created back to God`s image via redemption,it is important to walk in the newness of life. It is a continual walk in the newness of life that will enable us to be rooted in Christ and to be a firm new man in deed. It is important to walklin the newness of life so as to conquer daily sins that will consistently challenge the new life that we enjoy. It is in walking in this newness life that will enable us to despise the pleasures of sins having been rooted in righteousness. We can walk in the newness of life provided to us by God by being planted and rooted in a place where we can GROW SPIRITUALLY.The word of God is needed for us to grow spiritually being the FOOD of the RECREATED HUMAN SPIRIT and it is expedient for us to be planted in a PLACE where the UNDILUTED TRUTH OF GOD`S WORDS is SERVED.The Church will teach the truth of God`s words revealing to the believer his/her inheritance in God`s words. She will also teach the believer to read and study the word of God on his/her own in order to grow spiritually. Consistent study and reading of God`s words and fellowship with other brethren in the faith will enable one to showcase the fruits of the recreated human spirit such as love,peace,righteousness,patience,long suffering etc. It is all of these spiritual practices that will make us to walk in the newness of life. *****As newborn babes,desire the sincere milk of the word that ye may grow thereby. *****And that ye put on the new man which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness. Wherefore putting away lying,speaking every man truth with his neighbour:for we are members of one another. Furthermore,as some of us as received the new life,it is important to show this life to others that are unaware/ignorant of it. It is God`s purpose that humanity in its totality and entirety will partake of this life so that all of mankind can access its purpose. This OUTREACH is one of the avenues/channels that God is using to show the world the need to embrace this LIFE via knowledge contractible from articles like this and you can also do the same via this same means of ours or other(s).Your lifesyle,mannerism of doing things etc can also entice people to want to taste the kind of life that you enjoy. *****Go ye into the world and preach the gospel to every creature.He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved but he that believeth not shall be condemned. *****For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the Sons of God.For the creature was made subject to vanity,not willingly,but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope,because the creature itself shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.For we know that the world groaaneth and travaileth in pain together until now. It is imperative to show others the need for them to partake the kind of life that we enjoy. In conclusion,we have been made a new creature by the SACRIFICE Christ offered for us.We can only show gratitude unto him by walking in the newness of life that he re-created for/in us and showing the way to others so that Gods purpose for humanity in this wise will be achieved. Shalom!