Yes—to be a new creation in Christ means God creates a new divine nature within the believer, leaving the old lifestyle behind.
Les Feldick teaches that the moment a person believes, God does a creative work and imparts a new nature (Clip 1). The old way of life, bound to the old Adam and its desires, is put to death with Christ, and the believer begins a new life in relationship with God (Clips 0, 4). This new creation is God's own work, not self-improvement, and it brings a changed lifestyle and a responsibility to share reconciliation with others (Clips 3, 6).
2 Corinthians 5:17 — This verse directly declares that anyone in Christ is a new creation—the central answer to the question.
Galatians 2:20 — Paul explains the new life of the new creation as Christ living in him after being crucified with Christ.
Romans 6:8 — It connects dying with Christ to living with Him, the basis of the new creation.
Second Corinthians 5:17 states, "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new." Galatians 2:20 explains that the believer is crucified with Christ, yet lives because Christ lives in him. Romans 6:8 likewise says, "Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him:" Ephesians 2:4-5 shows that God, who is rich in mercy, quickened us together with Christ even when we were dead in sins. These verses demonstrate that the new creation is a sovereign work of God producing new life.
Les Feldick explains that the phrase "new creature" in the King James Version is better translated "new creation" because it is a creative act of God (Clip 1). At the moment of believing, God creates within the believer a new divine nature that cannot sin, while the old flesh—the old Adam—remains and can still trip the believer up (Clip 2). This new life results from being identified with Christ's death, so the old lifestyle and its desires are left behind (Clip 0, Clip 4). The change is not merely outward but includes a total change in lifestyle, outlook, and desires, though the believer grows gradually like a newborn infant (Clips 5, 6). Finally, because God has reconciled the believer to Himself through Christ, He gives that believer the ministry of reconciliation (Clip 3).
Les Feldick teaches that when old Adam dies, God imparts a new divine nature that is divine and therefore cannot sin. This nature is placed within the believer by an act of God. However, the believer still has the old flesh, which is capable of tripping him up (Clip 2).
Yes. Although the new nature cannot sin, the old flesh remains. Les also teaches that all things are of God and nothing can touch a believer without God permitting it (Clip 3). The new life is experienced as part of everyday existence in a new relationship with God (Clip 4).
God does not stop at reconciling us to Himself. Les points out that He then turns around and gives us the ministry of reconciliation—the privilege and responsibility of sharing this message with others (Clip 3).
Old Life Under Satan's Control
Les describes the pre-salvation lifestyle of fulfilling the desires of the flesh and mind under Satan's influence, showing what the new creation leaves behind.
A New Creation by God's Creative Act
Les explains that 'new creature' should be understood as 'new creation' because God performs a creative work inside the believer.
A Divine Nature That Cannot Sin
Les teaches that God imparts a new divine nature that cannot sin, while the old flesh remains and can still trip the believer.
Reconciled and Given Ministry
Les shows that all things become new as a result of salvation and that God gives the believer the ministry of reconciliation.
Death with Christ Leads to Real Life
Les explains that being dead with Christ means the old Adam is put to death and life really begins in a new relationship with God.
God Pulls Us Out of Deadness
Les describes how God's power gives new life to someone dead in sin, making them a totally different person, though they start as a babe in Christ.
A Total Change in Lifestyle
Les says the evidence of salvation is a total change in lifestyle; old things have changed.
Crucified with Christ, Living by Christ
Les connects Galatians 2:20 to the new creation—the crucified believer lives by the indwelling Christ, which is the new life.
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 is the central verse directly answering the question about being a new creation.
Galatians 2:20: I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.
It describes the new life of the new creation as Christ living in the believer.
Romans 6:8: Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him:
This connects death with Christ to living with Him, foundational to new creation.
Ephesians 2:4-5: But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)
Shows that God acted in mercy to bring dead sinners to life with Christ.
2 Corinthians 5:18: And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;
This verse shows that the new creation is reconciled by God and given the ministry of reconciliation.
No. Les Feldick teaches that God imparts a new divine nature that cannot sin, but the believer still has the old flesh that is capable of tripping him up. The evidence of salvation is a changed lifestyle, not sinless perfection.
It is an instant work of God at the moment of belief—He creates a new nature. But the believer enters as a babe in Christ and grows over time; the lifestyle change becomes evident progressively.
God reconciles believers to Himself and gives them the ministry of reconciliation, so they are to share this message with others.
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