On 10/19/11, Jeff Snyder quoted BOB KLAHN: Children of Light -- Are You   
   One?.   
      
   BK>  Some people decide they are going to accept Christ, then go off  and   
   BK> follow the path of evil. They accept the idea of accepting  Christ, but   
   BK> never really understand what that means.   
      
      
   Agreed. As I explain in a number of my articles, Saying some form of   
   Salvation Prayer is just the beginning of a long lifetime path which one is   
   expected to follow after accepting Christ. The Parable of the Sower comes to   
   mind. The Seed of God's Word must endure in our hearts. It must not be   
   choked out by the cares, temptations and struggles which we face in this   
   current life. In short, it must be lived. As the Apostle James informs us:   
      
   "But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own   
   selves."   
   James 1:22, KJV   
      
   "For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead   
   also."   
   James 2:26, KJV   
      
   That was the problem with the Scribes and the Pharisees. They were very good   
   at self-righteously preaching God's Law to others; but when it came to   
   actually living it themselves, they were absolute hypocrites. Thus, in   
   Matthew chapter twenty-three, Jesus said concerning them:   
      
   "Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples, Saying, The   
   scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat: All therefore whatsoever they   
   bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for   
   they say, and do not."   
   Matthew 23:1-3, KJV   
      
   As the Apostle Paul likewise informs us, accepting Christ in our lives is   
   supposed to result in some major changes in our lifestyle, in our way of   
   thinking, in our way of carrying ourselves through this life, in our   
   attitude towards the world, etc. Basically, being spiritually reborn in   
   Christ is supposed to transform us into New Creatures in Jesus Christ. We   
   are supposed to be mentally and spiritually rewired. We are supposed to be   
   brainwashed and cleansed by God's Word. We are supposed to start with a new   
   slate. Consider the following verses:   
      
   "Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you."   
   John 15:3, KJV   
      
   "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are   
   passed away; behold, all things are become new."   
   2 Corinthians 5:17, KJV   
      
   "I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present   
   your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your   
   reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye   
   transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that   
   good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God."   
   Romans 12:1-2, KJV   
      
   Putting on Christ is supposed to mean adios to the old man of sin which   
   dwells in our flesh, as we see by these verses:   
      
   "Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin   
   might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin."   
   Romans 6:6, KJV   
      
   "For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for   
   to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find   
   not."   
   Romans 7:18, KJV   
      
   "That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is   
   corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;"   
   Ephesians 4:22, KJV   
      
   "Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his   
   deeds;"   
   Colossians 3:9, KJV   
      
   And it is supposed to mean hello to the New Man of the Spirit who lives in   
   Christ, and who endeavors to live a godly life, as we see by these verses:   
      
   "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are   
   passed away; behold, all things are become new."   
   2 Corinthians 5:17, KJV   
      
   "And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness   
   and true holiness."   
   Ephesians 4:24, KJV   
      
   "And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image   
   of him that created him:"   
   Colossians 3:10, KJV   
      
   So, are you an Old Man, or a New Man? The choice is up to you.   
      
      
      
      
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