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Part II
2) What does Scripture say about the 'old man'?
As there are only three verses which mention the 'old man', it is fairly simple to find out what Scripture says about him.
First of all, Rom. 6:6 tells us that the 'old man' has been crucified with Christ; hence, he is dead. He is not on life support, fighting to maintain control. He is dead.
Secondly, Col. 3:9 tells us that believers have 'put him off'. The verb used describes the past action of taking off the old man like a set of dirty clothes.
What does this mean for us? It means that we do not have two competing natures. We are literally new creations.
2 Cor. 5:17 - “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!”
We are not individuals who 'will' be made new. We have been made new.
Does this mean that a Christian can no longer sin? No!
I will try to post a study later on Paul's use of the word 'sarx' or 'flesh'. No where does Scripture tell us that it is impossible for us to sin, because we can still choose to obey the 'sarx'. However, at the same time, no where does Scripture tell us that we have two natures competing against one another.
This is an important concept to grasp as we try to understand the relationship between sin and a believer. Some would have us to believe that the best one can hope for in this life is to give in to the old man less and give in to the new man more. But, this falls far short of the decisive and victorious comments of Scripture regarding sin.
Your Brother in Christ,
Tim Moran
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