Yes — a person in Christ becomes a new creation, receiving a new divine nature and experiencing a total change in lifestyle, outlook, and desires.
Les Feldick teaches that at the moment of belief, God does a work of creation, placing the believer into Christ and creating a new nature within them. This new divine nature cannot sin, though the old flesh remains, and the evidence of salvation is a total change in lifestyle.
2 Corinthians 5:17 — This verse directly states that anyone in Christ is a new creation, with old things passing away and all things becoming new.
The Bible says, "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new" (2 Corinthians 5:17). Scripture also says, "For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit" (1 Corinthians 12:13).
Les Feldick teaches that becoming a new creation is a work of God's creation, not a self-improvement project. He emphasizes that at the moment a person believes the Gospel, the Holy Spirit places him into the Body of Christ, and God creates within him a new nature. Les explains that when old Adam dies, God imparts a new divine nature that cannot sin, although the old flesh remains capable of tripping the believer up. He further says the evidence of salvation is a total change in lifestyle, and a believer becomes a totally different person in outlook and desires. This new nature begins to affect the body and leads to a Christian walk of growing in grace and knowledge. Les also compares new believers to babes in Christ who need nourishment, care, and protection as they mature.
The Bible states in 2 Corinthians 5:17 that anyone in Christ is a new creation. Les Feldick clarifies that the King James word "creature" is better translated "creation," because salvation is a work of God's creation, not a human effort. He teaches that at the moment of belief, God does a work of creation and creates within the believer a new nature. The believer is placed into the Body of Christ by the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 12:13).
Les Feldick says that when an individual is saved, he becomes a totally different person in his outlook and desires. He also states that the evidence of salvation is a total change in lifestyle — old things have changed. The old sin nature becomes a new divine nature, which begins to have its effect on the body, resulting in a Christian walk and growing in grace and knowledge. However, Les is clear that a person is not a mature Christian overnight; the Christian life begins as a babe in Christ needing tender care, nourishment, and protection.
Les Feldick teaches that when old Adam dies, God imparts a new divine nature that cannot sin because it is divine and placed there by God. Yet we still have the old flesh and the old Adam that is still capable of tripping us up. So the new creation is a work of God, but the believer still battles the old nature.
The Holy Spirit Places Believers into Christ
Les explains that every believer is baptized into the Body of Christ by the Holy Spirit, and this is how we become a new creation in Christ.
New Creation as a Work of God's Power
Les says being in Christ makes you a new creation — better translated than 'creature' — because salvation is a work of creation by God's power.
God Creates a New Nature Within
At the moment we believe, God does a work of creation and creates within us a new nature.
Old Adam Dies, New Divine Nature Imparted
When old Adam dies, God imparts a new divine nature that cannot sin, but the old flesh remains and can trip us up.
Totally Different Outlook and Desires
Salvation pulls a person out of sin and makes them totally different in outlook and desires, though they grow as a babe in Christ over time.
Regeneration and Justification
Believing in the crucified and risen Christ results in becoming a new creation, and God does a work of regeneration and justification.
Total Change in Lifestyle
Les states that the evidence of salvation is a total change in lifestyle; old things have changed.
Old Sin Nature Becomes New Divine Nature
The old sin nature becomes a new divine nature that affects the body and begins the Christian walk, leading to growing in grace and knowledge.
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.
This verse is the central promise that being in Christ makes someone a new creation with old things passing away.
1 Corinthians 12:13: For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.
This verse shows that every believer is placed into the Body of Christ by the Holy Spirit, the means by which a person is in Christ.
Les Feldick teaches that the new divine nature cannot sin because it is divine and placed there by God, but the believer still has the old flesh that is capable of tripping them up. The new nature is sinless, but the old Adam remains.
God does the work of creation and imparts the new nature at the moment of belief, but the Christian life is not mature overnight. Les compares new believers to babes in Christ who need nourishment, care, and protection as they grow.
According to Les Feldick, the evidence of salvation is a total change in lifestyle. A saved person becomes a totally different person in outlook and desires, and old things have changed.
Les teaches that the old sin nature becomes a new divine nature. This new nature begins to have its effect on the body, leading to a Christian walk of growing in grace and knowledge.
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