A NEW MIND that tends to think and meditate
on
the things of God. The Bible describes the new creature as
habitually, "Casting down
imaginations, and every high
thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and
bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience
of Christ;" II CORINTHIANS 10:5.
NEW "EARS" that
listen to what God has to say. Jesus said:
"He that is of God heareth God's
words..." JOHN 8:47.
"We are of God: he that knoweth God
heareth us; he
that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit
of truth, and the spirit of error." I JOHN 4:6
"My sheep hear my voice, and I
know them, and they follow
me:" JOHN 10:27.
A NEW HEART that wants and loves the
things of God. "If
ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are
above.... Set your affection on things
above, not on
things on the earth." COL. 3:1-2
"As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of
the
word, that ye may grow thereby:" I PETER 2:2.
NEW ATTRIBUTES. The new creature is
capable of
experiencing the things that many people strive for, but can
never quite obtain. "But the
fruit of the Spirit is love, joy,
peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness,
temperance: against such there is no law."
GALATIANS 5:22-23
NEW "HANDS" that
can do the things of God.
"For we are labourers together with
God..."
I CORINTHIANS 3:9.
A NEW ABILITY to follow God's will.
"I can do all
things through Christ which strengtheneth
me."
PHILIPPIANS 4:13
In fact, to the new creature, God's commandments won't seem
burdensome. "For this is the love of
God, that we keep his
commandments: and his commandments are not
grievous. For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the
world:" I JOHN 5:3-4.
A NEW SELF IMAGE because the new creature
knows
that they've been made a true child of God. "For ye have not
received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have
received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba,
Father." ROMANS 8:15
"But when the fulness of the time was come, God
sent forth
his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, To redeem
them that were under the law, that we might receive the
adoption of sons. And because ye are sons, God hath sent
forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying,
Abba, Father." GALATIANS 4:4-6
A NEW LONGING, because the new creature
feels out of
place in this sinful world and can't wait to go home to see
their heavenly Father. "Love not the
world, neither the things
that are in the world. If any man love the world, the
love of the Father is not in him." I JOHN
2:15