Yes — the purpose of being a new creation in Christ is that believers would be God's workmanship, created unto good works, and so bring glory to His name.
At salvation, God creates a new nature in the believer and makes him or her a new person (2 Corinthians 5:17). This new creation is "created in Christ Jesus unto good works" (Ephesians 2:10). Les Feldick emphasizes that those good works are never for salvation; they are the result of salvation, and the ultimate purpose is that believers should be "to the praise of His glory" (Ephesians 1:12).
Ephesians 2:10 — This is the key verse that directly states the purpose of the new creation: good works.
2 Corinthians 5:17 — This verse defines what it means to be a new creation — old things passed away, all things become new.
The Bible describes believers as God's workmanship. Ephesians 2:10 says, "For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them." This expressly states the purpose of the new creation: good works that God prepared beforehand. The context makes clear these works are not the basis of salvation. Ephesians 2:8-9 says, "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast." The good works come after, not before, the new creation. The broader purpose is also stated in Ephesians 1:12 — "That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ."
Les Feldick teaches that when God saves someone, He does a supernatural work of creation — giving the believer a brand-new nature. He says that "when God saves the son of Adam and makes him a new person, it's as great a work of creation as when He created the universe in the first place." The moment we believe, God does this work of creation and creates within us a new nature. Les stresses that people are not saved just to escape hell or to go to heaven. "We're not just saved to escape hell. We're not saved just to go to heaven. We're saved for what? To be to the praise of His glory in this life, right now." He also says that God expects the believer to perform good works, "but not for salvation. Not for salvation. They are a result of salvation." After salvation, God expects believers to work for reward — to enhance His work, to enhance the Kingdom, and to bring honor and glory to His name. This is the purpose of the new creation in Christ.
Ephesians 2:10 says believers are "created in Christ Jesus unto good works." Les Feldick makes the point directly: "We've been created into Christ Jesus unto, from that point on, what? Good works." He adds that God absolutely expects the believer to perform good works, "but not for salvation. Not for salvation. They are a result of salvation."
Les Feldick says, "We're not just saved to escape hell. We're not saved just to go to heaven. We're saved for what? To be to the praise of His glory in this life, right now. This is why God has paid the price of our redemption." The purpose of being made new in Christ is therefore not merely a change of destination but a life lived for God's glory.
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). Les Feldick describes this as God working supernaturally to place a new nature within the believer — something only God can do. He compares it to the creation of the universe: "as a believer we are a unique creation of the only Creator in the universe."
Les Feldick teaches that while you do not work at all for salvation, "once we've entered in to that glorious salvation experience, then God expects us to work for reward." The purpose of that working is "to enhance His work, to enhance the Kingdom as we so often say, and to bring honor and glory to His Name."
New Nature by Supernatural Creation
Les teaches that when we believe the gospel, God supernaturally gives us a whole new nature — a divine nature — and this is the work of creation behind the new creation.
God's Workmanship Makes a New Person
According to Les, after God imputes His righteousness, He makes the believer a new person with a new personality; the believer is God's workmanship.
Good Works Bring Glory to God
Les says after salvation God expects believers to work for reward, and the purpose of that work is to enhance His work and bring honor and glory to His name.
New Creation Means a New Nature
Les teaches that the moment we believe, God does a work of creation and creates within us a new nature.
Created Unto Good Works
Les teaches that believers are created in Christ Jesus unto good works, and these good works are a result of salvation, not its cause.
God's Workmanship After Salvation
Les says God's next step in a believer's life is that we are His workmanship, the result of a recreation by God Himself.
Saved to Praise His Glory
Les says we are not saved merely to escape hell or go to heaven; we are saved to be to the praise of His glory in this life.
Everything Made for God's Glory
Les teaches that God created everything for His own purpose — that all things would redound to His glory — and we enter that purpose through faith.
Ephesians 2:10: For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
This is the key verse stating the purpose of the new creation: good works.
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 defines what it means to be a new creation.
Ephesians 2:8-9: For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.
This guards against thinking the good works are done for salvation.
Ephesians 1:12: That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.
This states the ultimate purpose — God's glory.
No. Les Feldick says, "You work absolutely not at all for salvation. It's all of grace by faith plus nothing." Good works come after the new creation and "are a result of salvation," not its cause.
God made you His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, so that you would be to the praise of His glory — not merely to escape hell.
Yes, according to Les: "God expects the believer to perform the good works." They are not the price of salvation but the fruit that follows it.
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