Mark these Key Words: Death, Reborn, Renewed, Transform

Just as a caterpillar weaves itself into a cocoon and dies inside his self-made coffin, a truly converted follower dies to his “old self.” Likewise, as the DNA of the caterpillar deteriorates and reconstructs itself into the DNA of a majestic butterfly, so the new believer becomes a brand new creation in Christ.

2 Corinthians 5:17

“Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come.”

What is a “new creation”?

New = Christ’s work on your behalf

Old = your sin and life outside of Christ

Compare your personal experience as a “new creation in Christ.”

We should see growth in the life of a new creation in Christ.  We should see growth not just in action, but in belief and knowledge of God.