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Explain how each of the following New Covenant provisions can contribute to the relief of the holy tension in our souls: New Purity, New Identity. New Inclination, and New Power.
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New Purity: ‘by the radical power of the blood of Jesus I am forgiven, I’m accepted, it is a gift rather than earned by performance.
New Identity: ‘I am a saint who sins’ I still sin, still have problems, still need forgiveness, but I am a Christian, I am a child of God
New Inclination: indulgence of the Spirit, new inclination and desire
New Power: the Spirit of God lives in me, feel the empowerment to move toward the vision for which God created in us
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New Purity – I have been gifted a new purity by grace. My acceptance before God is a gift, rather than something earned.
New Identity – My identity is no longer my mistakes, sins, etc. I am a saint who sins, not a sinner who sins.
New Inclination – I have a new appetite within me. My spiritual maturity has to do with indulging my deepest desires, put there by the Holy Spirit. Instead of repressing desire, I indulge the Spirit, which is ultimate fulfillment.
New Power – The Spirit of God can move from one person and into another, releasing the power of God in conversation.
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New purity: the power of Jesus’ blood has given us a radical acceptance with God that transcends performance
New identity: New creatures in Christ. The old (sinner) has gone, the new (saint) has come
New inclination: We long to do God’s will in our deepest heart
New power: the same power that raised Jesus from the dead lives in us…giving life to our mortal bodies
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New purity: imputed purity and forgiveness from perfect work of Jesus. I become sinner saved by grace not by my own efforts. Such a ggreat treasure and that creates a desire in me to respond with love and surrender so I can live to reflect hos glory.
New identity: marked by unconditional love and unimaginable compared to any human love. Now a saint who can sin but always loved.
New inclination: The work of the indwelling holy spirit does a continual work of changing my desires to those that please God.
New power,: constantly have the Holy spirit at work within to empower me to live righteously.
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New purity reminds us that we have acceptance before God. That this is a free gift from Him and we need to “do” anything except, accept His gift, it is a radical thing we need to grab a hold of and cherish. In our New Identity, we are now children of the Most High God, we may still struggle with sin, but He calls us His children dearly beloved, and His love within us will strengthen our weak knees and cause us to let HIM do the work of regeneration in us. Our New Inclination then springs from this new identity, as we “want what He wants” and as our desires change for His goodness and not our own selfish desires. We are “inclined” toward His heart and it changes us! And finally and most exciting, is the New Power that he freely gives to enable us to live this life to the full, by HIS power, not our own. Such very good news.