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What is the “new creation”?

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The concept of a “new creation”, and of baptised, born again, men and women as “new creatures” in Christ is found throughout the New Testament.Key verses include: 2Co 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. (ESV) Galatians 6:15 For neither […]

“the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God’s creation.” (Revelation 3:14)

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This is one of several New Testament verses describing Christ as the beginning or first-born of God’s creation: 14 “And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: ‘The words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God’s creation. (Revelation 3:14) As such it needs to be considered with the other […]

Does “beginning” in John 1:1 refer to Genesis and the old creation, or to Christ’s work and the new creation?

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It is probably clear to anyone who has got as far as asking this question that “In the beginning was the word” does not mean “In Genesis 2:7 Jesus created Adam”. But what does it mean? This is one of those questions where there are three possible answers: “old”, “new” and “both”. If the answer […]