What happens to any person who is in Christ according to 2 Corinthians 5:17?
According to 2 Corinthians 5:17, if any person is in Christ, he is a new creature or creation; old things are passed away, and behold, all things are become new. This is part of the new birth and salvation; God has created within us a transformed mind.
Les explains that 2 Corinthians 5:17 applies to any man or any person—the whole human race. If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature, though “creation” is really a better word. Old things are passed away, and behold, all things are become new. Les says this is part of the new birth and salvation, because God has created within us a transformed mind. He connects it to the same concept as Galatians 2:20: crucified with Christ, nevertheless I live, yet not I but Christ liveth in me.
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
More Questions
What does 'in Christ' mean in 2 Corinthians 5:17?
The phrase 'in Christ' is positional language and refers to the same person who has been baptized into the body of Christ and is hidden in God.
What does it mean that old things are passed away and all things become new in 2 Corinthians 5:17?
In 2 Corinthians 5:17, 'old things are passed away' refers to the old lifestyle, old habits, and old appetites being gone, and 'all things become new' means a complete renewal.
Why is 'new creation' better than 'new creature' in 2 Corinthians 5:17?
The word 'creation' in 'new creation' is a better translation than 'creature' because our salvation is a work of creation—a work of the power of God.