“A NEW CREATION”
2 CORINTHIANS 5:17
1. A New POSITION. (v. 17a) Therefore if any man be in Christ Isaiah 43:7; 45:17, 24-25; Mark 16:16; John 1:12-13; 3:18, 36; 5:24; 6:44, 47; 11:25; 14:6; 15:5; 17:3; Acts 4:12; Romans 5:1; 6:23; 8:1, 9; 10:17; 1 Corinthians 1:30; 2 Corinthians 5:19-21; Galatians 2:20; 3:28; 5:6; Ephesians 1:3-4; 1 Timothy 1:16; 2 Timothy 3:15; Hebrews 3:14; James 1:21; 1 John 2:5, 23-24; 5:10-12, 20; 2 John 1:9
2. A New PERSON. (v. 17b) he is a new creature Psalm 51:10; Ezekiel 11:19; 18:31; 36:26-27; John 3:3, 5-7; Romans 2:28-29; Galatians 6:15; Ephesians 2:10, 15; Deuteronomy 30:6; Isaiah 55:13; 2 Corinthians 3:18; Colossians 2:6; 3:10-11
3. A New PASSION/PERSPECTIVE. (v. 17c) old things are passed away, behold, all things are become new Isaiah 43:18-19; 65:17-18; Matthew 9:16-17; Romans 6:4-6; 7:6; 8:9-10; 12:1-2; 2 Corinthians 5:16; Ephesians 2:15; 4:22-24; Philippians 3:7-9; Colossians 2:11; 3:1-10, 12-17; Hebrews 8:9-13; 2 Peter 3:10-14; Revelation 21:1-5