Things That Pertain to Life & Godliness

1 Peter 1:2 describes this new life like being a new born baby growing up into salvation. Our growth will depend on how much we are willing to appropriate the Word. Deuteronomy 8:3 states, “Man shall not live by bread alone, but man lives by every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.” The Word is what nourishes our new life. We need a steady diet of it in order to grow spiritually. FREEDOM IN CHRIST Knowledge of the truth of God’s Word is the only way we can understand our freedom in Christ. This is what brings about a true transformation of our life in Him. We are told in Romans 6:4 that we have been raised to walk in a new way of life. In addition, Romans 6:6 states, “We know that our old self was crucified with Him (Christ) in order that the body of sin might be brought to nothing, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin.” The passions and appetites of our flesh have been rendered powerless so that sin no longer has power over us.

The Word is our lifeline. It is how God communicates His will to us

Paul reiterates this in Galatians 2:20, “I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” His point is that the cross is to be the instrument to carry out the denial of our whole self, all its natural motives and impulses, so far as they come in conflict with the claims of Christ on our lives.