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He is a new creature. A divine transaction had to be made. We hear so much today about how the sciences have successfully transplanted organs from one body to another. In the new birth, God has made a divine transplant. He has transplanted a whole new created man born-of-the-spirit into an old born-of-the-flesh man.
Remember, on Calvary’s mount, the son of God was made to be sin for us who knew no sin. He took upon His sinless body the sins of the whole world. Sin was on Him but ...
I once heard someone ask a pastor what he thought was the hardest part of pastoring. His response? “Watching people once active, passionate and on fire for the Lord who sit down to never get up again.” I Cor. 4:2 (ESV) says, “Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.” Paul also challenges us in II Tim. 3:14, “But continue thou in the things which thou hast...