• Ephesians 4:22-24
    that you put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts, and be renewed in the spirit of your mind, and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness.
     
  • Colossians 3:9-10
    Do not lie to one another, since you have put off the old man with his deeds, and have put on the new man who is renewed in knowledge according to the image of Him who created him,
     
  • Colossians 3:12-17
    Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering; bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do. But above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection. And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
     
  • Ephesians 4:13-16
    till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ; that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting, but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head—Christ— from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love.
     
  • Matthew 5:48
    Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.
     
  • 2 Corinthians 3:18
    But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord.
     


Related Scriptures

  • Romans 12:2
    And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
     

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Resources

Choosing the New Man (Part One)

Article by Charles Whitaker

God creates the new man, as Paul makes clear when he states that God formed in Himself one new man from the two, reconciling physical Israelites and Gentiles (Ephesians 2:15). Paul further commands Christians to put on the new man, which was created according to God in righteousness and true holiness (Ephesians 4:24). In his …


Choosing the New Man (Part Two)

Article by Charles Whitaker

The concept of the new man is central to the Christian journey, as it embodies a transformation from the old life of sin to a renewed existence in righteousness. Every Christian is a new man, no longer bound by the old life of sin and slavish obedience to human nature, but set free from sin to become slaves of righteousness. …


Choosing the New Man (Part Three)

Article by Charles Whitaker

God initially installs the new man within us, and it is our responsibility to nourish him. The new man is manifested in our conduct, reconciled to God and man, circumcised of heart, connected with the New Covenant, and adopting him is a matter of choice on our part. When we are baptized into Christ, as Paul states in Galatians …


Passover and New Creation

Sermon by Charles Whitaker (1944-2021)

As members of God's new creation, the unity He is building must deeply affect our thinking and actions. In the new order of things, as described in Colossians 3:10-11, distinctions such as Jew and Gentile, male and female, no longer exist for those who have put on the new man. For those oriented over-the-sun, these old pairings …


Conduct of the New Life

Sermon by Martin G. Collins

In the closing verses of Ephesians 4, the apostle Paul urges the Ephesian members to put off the old carnal man and to put on the new converted man, emphasizing this as his primary instruction. He focuses on conduct as an expression of the new righteous life received through regeneration, encouraging a personal and intimate …


Resolutions: Man's and God's

'Ready Answer' by Ronny H. Graham

The idea of making resolutions to improve oneself is commendable, but we should carefully consider the kind of resolutions we make.


New Year's Resolutions

Sermonette by Ronny H. Graham

New Year's resolutions fail because they are too unrealistic or too many. If we set spiritual goals like many set New Year's resolutions, we will fail.


God Expects a Return on His Investment (Part Seven)

Sermon by David F. Maas

God has generously given us a set of tools that we must use for overcoming and building character, as well as edifying our spiritual siblings.



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