What Does It Mean To Walk In The Newness of Life?

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO WALK IN THE NEWNESS OF LIFE?

By Ezekiel Kimosop

Romans 6:4 says "Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life."

What does it mean to walk in the newness of life?

The reason that Jesus went to the cross was to atone for our sins and to break the yoke of sinful condemnation that kept us bound in perpetual slavery.

When Jesus died and was buried, He put to an end the power of sin and wiped out its power of condemnation for every soul that comes to Christ.

When Jesus rose from the dead, His resurrection power ushered in a new life for the redeemed in Christ. This is the reason that Scripture speaks of our walking in the newness of life.

This life is evidence of the transformation that Christ wrought in us when He, through the finished works of the cross, translated us from the kingdom of darkness to the kingdom of light (Colossians 1:13); from death to life (1 John 3:14); from desolation to hope; from slavery to freedom in Christ; from alienation to fellowship with God (Ephesians 2:13); from condemnation to justification (Romans 8:1-2).

This newness of life comes with powerful implications for our Christian living as children of God who have been sanctified and set apart for God. We are to daily live for Christ and the keep our garments from stain for we are a holy people who belong to God (1 Peter 2:9).

Scripture says "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new" (2 Corinthians 5:17, NKJV).

We are to faithfully walk with Christ who first loved us and died for us while we were yet sinners (Romans 5:8). He purchased us with His sinless blood (Acts 20:28; 2 Corinthians 5:21).

A child of God is a member of God's divine household in which Christ is the Head and the firstfruit of those who have fallen asleep (1 Corinthians 15:20). We should daily live under God's divine principles, guided by His Spirit and by His eternal word.

There is therefore only one event that we ought to eagerly yearn for. This is the coming of Christ which will occur when He appears to snatch His Church from this wicked world and preserve her in His divine presence forever (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18).

Are you walking in the newness of life in Christ?


Shalom



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