You are a new creation and God’s work in you is very good because Jesus dwells in your heart.

You are a new creation and God’s work in you is very good because Jesus dwells in your heart.

“So God created man in His own image…Then God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very [meod] good [tob].” (Gen 1:27,31)

“being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good [agathos] work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ” (Phil 1:6)

“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new [kainos] creation [ktisis]; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new [kainos].” (2Cor 5:17)

“For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but a new [kainos] creation [ktisis].” (Gal 6:15)

“For we are His workmanship [poema], created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.” (Eph 2:10)

“that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith” (Eph 3:17)

“For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.” (2Cor 5:21)

“that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish.” (Eph 5:27)

“that He might sanctify [hagiazo] and cleanse [katharizo] her with the washing of water by the word” (Eph 5:26)

“as His divine power [theios dunamis] has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness” (2Pet 1:3)

“by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature [theios phusis], having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.” (2Pet 1:4)

“but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit” (Tit 3:5)

“having abolished in His flesh the enmity, that is, the law of commandments contained in ordinances, so as to create in Himself one new [kainos] man from the two, thus making peace” (Eph 2:15)

“and that you put on the new [kainos] man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness.” (Eph 4:24)

“And now I plead with you, lady, not as though I wrote a new [kainos] commandment to you, but that which we have had from the beginning: that we love one another.” (2Jn 1:5)

“that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him” (Col 1:10)

“Now the purpose of the commandment is love from a pure [katharos] heart, from a good [agathos] conscience, and from sincere [anupokritos] faith” (1Tim 1:5)

“Blessed are the pure [katharos] in heart, for they shall see God.” (Matt 5:8)

Reading: Gen 1-3; Lk 11