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Walking in the newness of life in Christ Jesus

        The coming of Jesus Christ ushered us into another kind of life. This is what some people do not understand especially people who are not in Christ. This is why some babies or new converts are acting as if everything is still the same. “Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.” Romans 6:3-4. From these verses we just read, it is important to note that baptism is symbolic to the death and burial of Jesus Christ. Since, Jesus Christ rose from death, we also were raised with him, praise the Lord! We were not raised as the same person we used to be. That is why Paul was asking “Know ye not” in other words are you not aware of the change in which has taken place in you? This is very remarkable “As Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we…” we came back to life with the glory of the Father.  That glory is in us so we should walk in newness of life. You can see why you cannot be disadvantaged in life.

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                      The Newness of life is for anyone in Christ Jesus

   Some Christians are not aware of the privileges that they have as Christians that is why they struggling in every area of their lives.1 John 5:12. He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life. The life you have is activated the moment you give your life to Christ Jesus. So if you are in Christ, you have that very life of God in you. It is a new life, 2 Corinthians 5:17, “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature…”  “He is…” present tense, that means a present hour reality, not he was but he is, now! Praise Lord! 1John 3:2, “Beloved, now are we the sons of God…”  Now are we not tomorrow or when we get to heaven. You have this life now! You don’t receive the newness of life because you are a member of a Christian group; you are in the new life if you have Christ in you.

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                  How to walk in the newness of life in Christ Jesus

Walking in the newness of life requires faith in Christ Jesus because …Without faith it is impossible to please God: for he that cometh to God must Believe that He is, and He is the rewarder of them that diligently seek him. Hebrew 11: 6. The newness of life is the product of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. In the book of Romans 6:5-6, “For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in likeness of his resurrection: knowing this that our old man is crucified with him, that henceforth we should not serve sin.” As a new creature, you are to be aware of who you are! Your body is made for righteousness by faith in Christ Jesus. The place we just read is telling about our new state in Christ because in baptism we were crucified with him and in his resurrection, we are alive in him. So, we have the freedom of worshiping God the newness of life. Romans 6:11-12, “Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord. Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in lust thereof.” Walking in the newness of life also means living according to the word of God and seeing yourself through the mirror of the word of God. Note, “reckon ye also yourselves to be dead…” that mean consider yourself dead with him. Colossians 3:1-3, “If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, for ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.” Walking in the newness of life is seeking to please God. When your affection is to do the will of the Father and turning men to God, you are walking in the newness of life.

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