The old you is dead, and the person you are today is a brand-new creation: a child of God, clothed in His righteousness (Isaiah 61:10). While our full victory over sin won’t be complete here on earth, we can be confident that Jesus has declared believers holy, righteous, and blameless (Romans 6:1-11).
Commentary from the In Touch devotional by Charles Stanley, May 3, 2023.
With Jesus’ crucifixion, all of mankind’s sin – including yours – was nailed to the cross and canceled (Colossians 2:14).
Commentary from the In Touch devotional by Charles Stanley, May 3, 2023.
Genuine salvation always results in transformation. When we receive Jesus as our personal Savior, He comes to live within us through the Holy Spirit. Our old way of life no longer fits our new identity, and the Spirit works within us to make us more like Christ.
Commentary from the In Touch devotional by Charles Stanley, May 21, 2019.
Scripture is clear about how we are to be saved: When we trust in the Savior’s atoning sacrifice on our behalf, we don’t simply add Jesus to our life – a new nature replaces the old sinful one, and we become a brand-new creation. Jesus completely exchanges His life for our deadness.
Commentary from the In Touch devotional by Charles Stanley, May 21, 2021.
The flesh opposes the work of the Spirit and leads the believer toward sinful behavior he would not otherwise be compelled to do.
The believer does not have two competing natures, the old and the new; but one new nature that is still incarcerated in unredeemed flesh. But the term “flesh” is not equivalent to the physical body, which can be an instrument of holiness.
Our mortal body is the only remaining repository where sin finds the believer vulnerable. The brain and its thinking processes are part of the body and thus tempt our souls with its sinful lusts.
Christians must wait until their glorification before they are finally rid of their unredeemed humanness (Romans 8:23), yet by walking in the Spirit they can please God in this world.
Commentary from the MacArthur study Bible, notes for Galatians 5:17 and 5:24; Romans 6:6 and 6:12.
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