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Romans 12:1-2 (view passage online)
Under the new covenant, believers are made holy by the Spirit’s power, not by keeping the law. Through God’s grace, our old self has been crucified with Christ, enabling us to walk by the Spirit as a new creation.
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Ephesians 4:17-24 (view passage online)
Through Christ, we have put off the old self and put on the new man, a decisive action that has already occurred. Our ongoing battle is to renew our minds with truth, allowing our new identity in Christ to transform our daily conduct.
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Galatians 6:11-18 (view passage online)
Paul writes the closing of Galatians with large letters to warn against those who compel circumcision to look good in the flesh. He refuses to boast in anything except the cross of Christ. He emphasizes that only a new creation matters, not circumcision or uncircumcision, and points to the marks of the Lord Jesus on his own body.
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Hebrews 8 (view passage online)
This study explains that the Old Covenant revealed sin but could not save people because of human weakness. God established a better New Covenant through Jesus, which is based on His promises, not our works. This covenant provides true transformation by giving believers a new heart and His Spirit, empowering them to live a new life.
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Acts 1:1-8 (view passage online)
Pastor John Nuce
The disciples expected Jesus to set up an earthly political kingdom in Israel. Jesus redirected their focus to a spiritual kingdom and promised them power through the Holy Spirit. He commissioned them to take the gospel to the ends of the earth.
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1 John 1:1-4 (view passage online)
Pastor John Nuce
John wrote this letter to give believers absolute assurance of their eternal life. He confronts false teachers promoting gnostic heresies that denied the incarnation of Christ. Believers answer these lies by abiding in Christ and resting firmly in new covenant truth.
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Galatians 6:10-18 (view passage online)
Pastor John Nuce
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Ephesians 2:11-12 (view passage online)
Pastor John Nuce