“But you have not so learned Christ, if indeed you have heard Him and have been taught by Him, as the truth is in Jesus: that you put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts, and be renewed in the spirit of your mind, and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness.” Ephesians 4:20-24
The old man is your condition at birth and will continue to grow corrupt through life. This happens because you are motivated by deceitful lusts and living for self. Your inner core is not right with God and will lead you astray and place you on a path of misery, destruction and eventually death.
Your old man has nothing at work inside you to prevent you from doing sinful works. You are like a run away freight train without braking power.
God saw this dilemma and the hopelessness of man and created the perfect solution. He sent Jesus to redeem you from sin and restore you to God.
Jesus offers you the opportunity to become a new man who has been created by God with the character of His righteousness and holiness.
You become this new man when you make a decision for Jesus. God gives you the gift of eternal life and places His Spirit inside you. You literally become “born again” baptized into the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
The life of Jesus dwells in you and He will renew your mind, your personality, and your inner attitudes. This conversion will cause the old man to die and the new man to emerge in the image of God.
The new man will live for God and be guided by the Holy Spirit. He will live in oneness with Jesus filled with the love, joy, peace, and strength of almighty God.
The new man is your only hope for an abundant life filled with the goodness of God!
Hal Hollister Ministry 