He Accomplished YOU!

Often, in our analysis of the finished works of Christ, we talk about how he accomplished, through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, the reconciliation with man, etc. But, we have left out the most important accomplishment of all; US! Christianity isn't just the message of forgiveness of sins, it's the revelation of the recreation! Ephesians 2:15, 'Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;'.  Look at this; he made in himself, one New man! I would like us to look at two key words,  'Make' and 'New'. The word, 'make' derives from the Greek word, 'ktizo'. 'Ktizo' means to 'manufacture, to fabricate'. The word, 'New' is translated from the Greek, 'kainos'. 'Kainos' refers to 'something unprecedented, something novel, something which was never in existence until now'. Putting the two concepts together, we see this: 'Christ fabricated in himself, an unprecedented man'. The subject matter of the New Creation is the most neglected in the discourses of the Christian faith. Yet, it's the most pertinent! Jesus made US possible! If any man be in Christ, he is a New Creation! And this New Creation is created essentially righteous and Holy -Ephesians 4:24. He made US possible! How God needs us to understand this! You are not some helpless, puny thing! You are the epitome of God's strength! Let's look at 2 Corinthians 3:5-6, 'Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God; Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit:'. True, we didn't take the initiative to be sufficient! But, he didn't just give us his sufficiency, he MADE us ABLE!  The word, 'able' is from the Greek, 'hikanoo'  which means, 'to be up to the task'. He has created us 'up to the task'! So, I consider myself, UP TO THE TASK! Christ is the place of the New Creation! The New Creation is God's answer to the world's problem of sin and satan! The New Creation has a New Identity; Christ! If you are born again; you are a New Creation! All you need to do is to look into Christ as your mirror and the Spirit of God will conform your experiences to this truth! #Autarkeia #Pleroma