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A love letter from Jesus (3)
'You...are a letter from Christ.' 2 CORINTHIANS 3:3
...if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!' (2 Corinthians 5:17 NIV). The message in our letter should make it clear that we're not the people we used to be, because:
1) Christ has changed us mentally. Being '...transformed by the renewing of [our] mind' (Romans 12:2 NIV) we now look at life, ourselves, others, our challenges and options in light of God's thoughts, not ours. We see opportunities where we saw only obstacles, and possibilities where we saw only problems. Minds that were frazzled with worry, are now filled with confidence and peace.
2) Christ has changed us morally. 1 Corinthians 6:9-10 describes how NOT to live-It describes 'those who use and abuse each other, use and abuse sex, use and abuse the earth and everything in it' and then we're hit with verse 11: 'for not so long ago you were on that list. Since then, you've been cleaned up and given a fresh start by Jesus' (TM). He has transformed our character.
3) Christ has changed us spiritually. That's why only someone who has God's Spirit can understand spiritual blessings. Anyone who doesn't have God's Spirit thinks these blessings are foolish (1 Corinthians 2:14)! Your letter should read: 'Jesus changed my life, and if you let Him, He will change yours too!' So, today, deliver your love letter to everyone you meet.
written by Bob Gass
'You...are a letter from Christ.' 2 CORINTHIANS 3:3
...if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!' (2 Corinthians 5:17 NIV). The message in our letter should make it clear that we're not the people we used to be, because:
1) Christ has changed us mentally. Being '...transformed by the renewing of [our] mind' (Romans 12:2 NIV) we now look at life, ourselves, others, our challenges and options in light of God's thoughts, not ours. We see opportunities where we saw only obstacles, and possibilities where we saw only problems. Minds that were frazzled with worry, are now filled with confidence and peace.
2) Christ has changed us morally. 1 Corinthians 6:9-10 describes how NOT to live-It describes 'those who use and abuse each other, use and abuse sex, use and abuse the earth and everything in it' and then we're hit with verse 11: 'for not so long ago you were on that list. Since then, you've been cleaned up and given a fresh start by Jesus' (TM). He has transformed our character.
3) Christ has changed us spiritually. That's why only someone who has God's Spirit can understand spiritual blessings. Anyone who doesn't have God's Spirit thinks these blessings are foolish (1 Corinthians 2:14)! Your letter should read: 'Jesus changed my life, and if you let Him, He will change yours too!' So, today, deliver your love letter to everyone you meet.
written by Bob Gass