KEY SCRIPTURE: Ephesians 4:22 “That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;”

We continue with further studies concerning our new nature or new man

From our previous study, we learned that we have only one nature. This is the new man or the righteous nature. I would like to bring our awareness to understand that we do not have the old man functioning in us. As Christians, we must open up for a completely upright lifestyle. We must know also that we are no longer weak and susceptible to any wrong actions. Our Lord Jesus has achieved a great victory for us and must take advantage of it. We have to always say with Paul

“I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me”.

On the flip side, there are many who, because of their experiences of failure, would be asking, why do I keep struggling to do the right things? Some have also been taught that they have the old man and the new man in their bodies as Christians. They say so because they have always failed in their attempt to live right.

Please dearly beloved one, listen very attentively. Never make doctrines out of the experiences of people. No matter how much some experiences have been prevalent with any man or several persons, so long as it does not agree with the Bible, don’t accept and make a doctrine out of it. The Bible clearly states that because our Lord Jesus died on the cross, the old man and subsequently the body of sin has been destroyed. If it is destroyed, it is no more in us.

Now why do you then feel tempted at times? Please answer this question for me. Was Jesus having the sinful Adamic nature or the old man of sin in Him? The answer is no. He had no human father, and therefore could not have had an adamic nature.

 My second question is, was our Lord Jesus tempted or not? Yes, he was tempted (Matthew 4:1-9). The devil came and tempted Him, although He did not have the sinful nature. He decided not to yield to any of these temptations.

It is up to every Christian to refuse the temptations that the spirit of the power of the air may bring to us( Eph 2:2)

Please note that our very atmosphere is saturated with an abundance of evil spirits. This is why every Christian must constantly attend to God’s word, pray very often, and spend time meditating on the scriptures so that you may not yield to these suggestions of devils.

Please note: This teaching of having a dual nature of the old man of sin and the new man of absolute righteousness, has produced a lot of weak and defeated children of God. The death of our Lord fully settled that problem. The old man is circumcised, never to live in us. If you refuse to believe the truth, you will settle for error and would be struggling with all kinds of sins.

 CONFESSION

I have the new man, with the old man made away. I do not yield to suggestions of devils but maintain my grounds to serve my Father in true holiness. Now, just as the body of sin was dealt with on the cross, so have sicknesses been dealt with by the stripes of Jesus, and I will not give any place to them in Jesus’ name

FURTHER STUDIES.

Ephesians 2:2. ” Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience“

Romans 12:2 ” And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.”