2 Corinthians 4:17 In Christ is not a makeover, rather a new creation.
Three contrasts are set forth in Ephesians:
Ephesians 2:1-3 Dead, course of this world, prince of the power of the air, disobedience, lusts of the flesh, indulging, children of wrath
2:11 and 12 Gentiles (excluded), uncircumcised (misfits), separate from Christ, excluded, strangers to covenant, no hope, without God
2:13, 14, 19, 22 Near, peace, fellow citizens, God’s household, God’s dwelling place
4:17-23 Futility, darkened understanding, ignorance, hardness of heart, callousness, sensuality, impurity, greediness
4:24 New self is created in righteousness, holiness, and truth.
1 Peter 3:3 and 4 “You are so beautiful to me.”
Ephesians 4:20-25 Two yous in one − old self and the new self. We need to remember and rely on the supernatural.
Ephesians 6:10-12 Be strong in the Lord and the power of His strength. Dead in trespasses and sin
Alive together with Christ.
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