Key Verse: Verse 17 - “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.”
Key Words: he is a new creature
The word creation means creation. When we are born again, we become a new creation through Christ Jesus. Let me explain it this way.
Butterflies are caterpillars that have been transformed. Caterpillars are ugly, slimy, and slow. I don't find much redeeming value in caterpillars. Most of the time, I find myself stepping on them. But once the caterpillar converts to a butterfly, all of a sudden, something new is born. Something old and ugly, something that was rejected, something that deserved to be stepped on, now begins to change. The process of change is a little uncomfortable and a little inconvenient. For a while, it looks like things are getting worse rather than better. That's because something is changing on the inside. After the cocooning process is over, the shell flips open, all of a sudden the thing that used to be grounded can now fly. The thing that used to be a parasite now pollinates. Something beautiful has come out of something that was ugly. The seed was already there for it, but it just had to wait for development.
Now, a butterfly is not a fixed up caterpillar. A butterfly is a totally new creature that was birthed out of a caterpillar. But it's not a caterpillar. It is a brand new being. So it is with salvation. You are a new "creature."
Dr. Mike Rouse
What to do:
✞ Make sure you are a new creature.
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