The cross didn’t just change your future — it changed your identity.
TOPIC: OLD ME vs NEW ME: *From Death to Life — From Adam to Christ*
CIC62: *CELEBRITY IN CHRIST EPISODE 62.*
Christianity is not behaviour modification — it is identity transformation.
Dispensational truth reveals that the believer today is not being improved but has been re-created in Christ.
📖 *Key Text:* 2 Corinthians 5:17 (KJV)
📖 *Doctrinal Foundation:* Ephesians 2:1–10; Romans 5–8
Some people say, “The Church is like a HOSPITAL, I go there every Sunday to treat my problems and IMPROVE MY LIFE”. But WITHOUT CHRIST, man IS NOT SICK, MAN IS DEAD IN SIN.
*Ephesians 2:1* states, “And you he made ALIVE who were dead in trespasses and sins”
Dead people CAN NOT be saved by going to the hospital. *ONLY JESUS HAS THE POWER TO RESURRECT THE DEAD THROUGH HIS HOLY SPIRIT.*
CHURCH ATTENDANCE CANNOT SAVE YOU, YOU MUST REPENT, RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT, SURRENDER, AND BE TRANSFORMED.
Ephesians 2:10 (NIV) states: “For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.”
*REMEMBER:* PENTECOST DAY IS 50 days after Easter, so start Counting, Praying & Fasting, Meditating on God’s word, REGULARLY AND FROM YOUR HEART, to receive the Holy Spirit.
Sometimes, we hold on too tightly to things that were never meant to last—temporary pleasures, worldly desires, fleeting success, and things that satisfy only for a moment.
We fill our lives with what fades, not realizing that in doing so, we leave little room for what truly matters.
God is not asking you to lose—He is inviting you to exchange. To let go of what is temporary so He can fill you with what is eternal.
*When you empty your heart of pride, He fills it with grace.*
*When you release fear, He replaces it with peace.*
*When you surrender your worries, He gives you strength.*
*When you let go of the world, He draws you closer to His presence.*
The truth is, you cannot be filled with God if you are already full of everything else.
Today, choose to let go.
*Let go of what distracts you.*
*Let go of what pulls you away from Him.*
*Let go of what cannot follow you into eternity.*
Because what God offers is far greater than anything this world can give.
✨ Be emptied of the temporary…
🙏 And be filled with the eternal.
“Do not love the world or anything in the world… For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world.”
— 1 John 2:15
➡️ The Old Me is in Adam.
➡️ The New Me is in Christ.
*Rightly dividing Scripture shows who we were, who we are, and how grace changes everything.*
*1️⃣ CONDITION — Dead in Adam vs Alive in Christ*
📖 Ephesians 2:1 | Ephesians 2:5
A. Dead in Trespasses — Spiritually lifeless
B. Made Alive by Grace — Resurrection life given
C. Life Is a Gift — Not earned, but bestowed
➡ Truth: Spiritual life begins at faith alone, not reform.
*2️⃣ CONNECTION — In Adam vs In Christ*
📖 Romans 5:12 | Romans 5:17
A. Adam Brought Death — Sin entered all
B. Christ Brings Life — Righteousness abounds
C. New Federal Head — Christ replaces Adam
➡ Pauline Doctrine:
Your standing changed the moment you believed.
*3️⃣ CONDEMNATION — Guilty Flesh vs Justified Faith*
📖 Romans 3:19 | Romans 8:1
A. Old Me Condemned — Under judgment
B. New Me Justified — Declared righteous
C. No Condemnation — Final verdict settled
➡ Dispensational Insight: Law condemns — Grace justifies.
*4️⃣ CLEANSING — Shame Covered vs Sins Forgiven*
📖 Romans 3:23 | Ephesians 1:7
A. Old Me Covered in Shame
B. New Me Cleansed by Blood
C. Forgiveness Is Complete
➡ Emphasis: Forgiveness today is total, present, and permanent.
*5️⃣ CREATION — Old Nature vs New Creature*
📖 2 Corinthians 5:17 | Ephesians 2:10
A. Old Nature Corrupt
B. New Creation Formed
C. God’s Workmanship
➡ Pauline Truth:
You are not becoming new — you already are.
*6️⃣ CONTROL — Bondage to Sin vs Liberty in Grace*
📖 Romans 6:6 | Romans 6:14
A. Old Me Enslaved — Sin dominates
B. New Me Freed — Grace reigns
C. Sin No Longer Master
➡ Right Division:
Grace empowers holiness without legalism.
*7️⃣ CITIZENSHIP — Earthly Destiny vs Heavenly Hope*
📖 Ephesians 2:12 | Philippians 3:20
A. Old Me Without Hope
B. New Me Heavenly Citizen
C. Eternal Perspective
➡ *Dispensational Distinction:*
Israel awaits an earthly kingdom —
The Church belongs to heaven.
*8️⃣ CONDUCT — Fleshly Walk vs Spirit-Led Walk*
📖 Romans 8:8 | Galatians 5:16
A. Old Walk Pleases Flesh
B. New Walk Led by Spirit
C. Grace Trains Godliness
➡ Pauline Balance:
We walk holy because we are saved, not to be saved.
*9️⃣ CONSUMMATION — Eternal Death vs Eternal Glory*
📖 Ephesians 5:5 | Colossians 1:27
A. Old Me Facing Judgment
B. New Me Secure Forever
C. Christ in You — Glory Ahead
➡ Assurance:
Salvation is sealed until glorification.
*CONCLUSION*
The Old Me:
❌ Dead
❌ Guilty
❌ Condemned
❌ Bound
The New Me:
✅ Alive
✅ Forgiven
✅ Justified
✅ Secure
➡️ The cross didn’t just change your future — it changed your identity.
*CALL TO ACTION*
✔️ Believe who God says you are
✔️ Stop living like the old man
✔️ Walk in grace, not guilt
✔️ Rest in finished work
✔️ Live from identity, not insecurity
📖 “Reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.”
— Romans 6:11
*FINAL THOUGHTS*
🔢 1️⃣ Condition changed
🔢 2️⃣ Connection transferred
🔢 3️⃣ Condemnation removed
🔢 4️⃣ Cleansing completed
🔢 5️⃣ Creation renewed
🔢 6️⃣ Control liberated
🔢 7️⃣ Citizenship heavenly
🔢 8️⃣ Conduct empowered
🔢 9️⃣ Consummation guaranteed
✝️ OLD THINGS ARE PASSED AWAY
🆕 ALL THINGS ARE BECOME NEW
💎 THIS IS GRACE — RIGHTLY DIVIDED
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