Nova criatura
Em Cristo somos nova criação. O velho se foi, tudo se fez novo. A transformação não é reforma — é renascimento completo pelo poder do Espírito Santo.
Novas criaturas em Cristo
Se alguém está em Cristo, nova criação é. As coisas velhas passaram e eis que tudo se fez novo. A transformação é radical e total.
17 Therefore if anyone [is] in Christ, [they are] a new creation: old things are passed away; behold, all things are made new.
15 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision avails any thing nor uncircumcision, but a new creature.
10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God has prepared that we should walk in them.
5 And he that was seated upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are faithful and true.
Despir o velho e vestir o novo
Somos chamados a despir o velho homem e vestir o novo, criado segundo Deus em justiça e santidade provenientes da verdade.
22 that ye put off [everything] concerning the old way of life, [that is], the old man who corrupts himself according to deceitful desires,23 and be renewed in the spirit of your understanding24 and that ye put on the new man, which is created in conformity to God in righteousness and in the holiness of the truth.
9 Lie not one to another, putting off the old man with his deeds10 and [being] clothed with the new [man], who is renewed in knowledge according to the image of the one that created him,
4 For we are buried with him by baptism into death, that just as the Christ was raised up from the dead to the glory of the Father, likewise we also walk in newness of life.5 For if we have been planted together [in him] in the likeness of his death, we shall be also [in the likeness] of [his] resurrection,6 knowing this: that our old man is crucified with [him] that the body of sin might be destroyed that we should not serve sin any longer.7 For he that is dead is justified from sin.
20 I am crucified with Christ; nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ lives in me, and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
Coração e Espírito novos
Deus promete dar um coração novo e um espírito novo. Pelo novo nascimento somos feitos participantes da natureza divina.
19 And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh and will give them a heart of flesh:20 that they may walk in my statutes, and keep my judgments, and fulfil them: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God.
3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a person be born again, they cannot see the kingdom of God.
4 whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises, that by these ye might be made participants of the divine nature, having fled the corruption that is in the world through lust.
18 Do not remember the former things, nor consider the things of old.19 Behold, I will do a new thing; it shall come to light quickly; shall ye not know it? I will again make a way in the wilderness [and] rivers in the desert.