What is true of every person who is abiding in the resurrected Lord Jesus Christ?
A new creation has been brought forth in his personality. The new creation is the eternal union of Christ and the individual. The new creation is the Kingdom of God. 27. What about the flesh and blood personality of the believer, his “old man,” his first personality—that which was born of his parents on earth? All the “old things” have passed away, in the sight of God. 28. What is true now? All of the elements of the believer’s personality have become new and all are of God. God sees the believer’s personality as new, and we also shall see a new personality in ourselves if we keep seeking the Lord and following Him. It is important to notice here that God does not make all new things, He makes all things new. There is a difference. God is not doing away with us or with mankind and the world. Rather, He is bringing Christ into us now, and in the future He will bring Christ into saved mankind throughout the world. God is transforming the creation by filling it with Christ. All who believ
