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NASB | 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. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore if anyone is in Christ [that is, grafted in, joined to Him by faith in Him as Savior], he is a new creature [reborn and renewed by the Holy Spirit]; the old things [the previous moral and spiritual condition] have passed away. Behold, new things have come [because spiritual awakening brings a new life]. |
Subject: why is baptism important |
Bible Note: As the king is still lord over the land even if you don't obey his edict, so is Jesus Christ over all Creation... even if you don't obey His edict. The only thing is that it is a huge semantics thing wherein if you are not obeying the king, he is not technically your king, because you follow your own orders and are therefore king of yourself. When you decide to obey that king's edict, you "make" (for lack of a better word) that person king over you. Same thing with Christ. When you choose to stop tending to your flesh, but rather be obedient to Christ, you "make" (for lack of a better word) Christ Lord over your life. Hope I made my thought clear enough. Does this help any? |