2 Corinthians 5:17
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
Non-Believer (someone who has yet to come to the realization of salvation)
For a non-believer, to be a new creature in Christ means that your old life is passed away. This means that you’re no longer bound, that you are no longer under the law of sin. (Romans 8:2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death). That the very thing that prevents us from being free ( the chains of sin), is no longer our expectancy, no longer able to hold us from obtaining freedom. Who the son sets free is free indeed. John 8:36 If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.
Believer (someone who has come to realization salvation and has accepted the truth)
For the Believer’s that already understand what this means, it also illustrates that although we are no longer slaves to sin. We are not to look at those that have not yet realized that freedom is available ( that salvation was/is made available to them) like we are better than them. That we somehow can turn our nose up at them. How quickly we forget that we too were once slaves to sin. Titus 3:3-5
3 For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.4 But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,5 Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;
Grab and go: Luke 18:10-14 Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.
11 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.
12 I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.
13 And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.
14 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
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