Not Changed Exchanged.
The Christian life is not only a changed life but exchanged life.
The moment we except Christ Jesus as Lord of our lives, we give our old life to Him and He gives us a new life in its place.
'There is more', the advertising industry has made an art form out of the statement. But the New life a Christian obtains for the exchange, there is more, more, more with the wonderful gift of Sanctification.
The Holy Spirit comes to live within us, and our lives are notably changed by the Exchange.
People in the Book of Acts noted a difference. Acts 2 Verse 13. People though they were intoxicated.
The Apostle Paul in Ephesians 5 Verse 18: makes the contrast between living drunk with wine and being filled with the Spirit.
One causes us to be out of control while the other enables us to be in control.
One is counterproductive while the other is productive.
One makes us powerless, while the other empowers us.
One brings sorrow, while the other brings joy in His fullness.
Not just changed but an exchange. 2 Corinthians 5 Verse 17: "Therefore if anyone is in Christ, there is a new Creation., ole things have passed away, and look, new things have come".
Not a conversion but a transformation, where God becomes Our Lord, Our Redeemer and Our Friend.
God Bless.
OFJ
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