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NASB | Colossians 3:9 Do not lie to one another, since you laid aside the old self with its evil practices, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Colossians 3:9 Do not lie to one another, for you have stripped off the old self with its evil practices, |
Bible Question: Does a man become two persons when he becomes a Christian, the old man or self and the new man or self? |
Bible Answer: As prayon says, the Christian is not two persons. In fact the Christian doesn't even have two natures. The old man, old self, sin nature - whatever label you want to put on in, has been crucified with Christ. This is something that God did. 2 Cor 5:17 - 'Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come.' Paul describes it this way in Gal 2:20 - "I have been crucified with Christ (the old man without Christ); and it is no longer I (the old man) who live, but Christ lives in me(the new man); and the life which I (the new man with Christ) now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me." Peter says in 2 Pet 1:4 - 'For by these He has granted to us His precious and magnificent promises, so that by them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world by lust.' The Christian has only one nature - a partaker of the divine nature through Christ. The old nature is dead so Paul says live according to that truth. 'Count' yourself dead to sin but alive to God. The Christian still has flesh however wherein the power of sin still dwells. I believe God doesn't remove our flesh so that we will stay dependant on Him for our sufficiency. We, as Christians, can walk according to the flesh (out of self-sufficiency) or according to the Spirit (relying on Christ in us to meet our needs). But our true, real self - the core of who we are - is a new creation in Christ. I hope this helps. |