To be in Christ means to be recreated, not just improved. A person in Christ is not a repaired version of the old self. He is a completely new being. This is the essence of redemption. It is not about self-improvement. It is not a moral upgrade. It is a total spiritual rebirth. When you came into Christ, you didn’t just receive forgiveness. You received a new spirit, new authority, and a new standing. 

This reality is not just a metaphor. It is legal, spiritual, and eternal. God did not patch up your old life. He put it to death. The cross is not a place of reform; it is a place of execution. The resurrection is not merely a divine drama; it is the beginning of a new order. The old self died in Christ, and the new self rose with Him. That is why Scripture says you are a new creature. You are born from above. You are no longer subject to the corruption that once dominated your life. 

Many believers struggle because they try to live a new life with an old mindset. They carry the name of Christ but still cling to their past identity. You cannot walk in newness if your mind is still tied to who you used to be. The life of a new creation must become your reality. You must wear it like a royal garment. You must speak from it, think from it, and live from it. 

This new life is a life of victory. You are no longer bound by sin, fear, the curse, or condemnation. You are justified, sanctified, elevated, and enthroned. Every attack against your mind must be silenced by this truth. You are not trying to be free; you are already free. You are not trying to win; you have already overcome. 

Old things are passed away. This is not just a saying; it is a declaration. The moment you entered Christ, the legal claim of your past over your present ended. Your failures, curses, limitations, and demonic claims from yesterday were canceled. You are not allowed to bring the baggage of your old life into your new journey. That door is closed, and that chapter is erased. 

All things are become new. This means your name in the spirit has changed. Your lineage has changed. Your citizenship has changed. Your atmosphere has changed. You now carry divine life. The same life that raised Jesus from the grave flows in you. It guides your thoughts, controls your behavior, quickens your body, and lifts your spirit. 

For this to be your experience, it must be your revelation. You must see it, know it, affirm it, and reject any feeling or suggestion that contradicts it. This is not a motivational speech; this is your legal status in Christ. To doubt it undermines the sacrifice. To ignore it resists grace. To downplay it invites defeat. 

Your actions must now match your new identity. You cannot think like a slave when you are a son. You cannot respond like a victim when you are a victor. You cannot speak from fear when you possess the spirit of faith. You cannot act like the world when you are seated with Christ in heavenly places. 

The more you recognize this new life, the more authority you demonstrate. Authority is not just for special believers. It belongs to those who live from their new nature. God has made you a new person and equipped you with a new way of life. Rise and walk in it. Think boldly, speak righteously, and act victoriously. You are not trying to become something; you are already made. Walk in the reality of your new life. 

DIMENSIONS OF NEWNESS TO WALK IN DAILY 

1. NEW IDENTITY IN CHRIST

Ephesians 2:10, “For we are His workmanship created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.” 

2. NEW NATURE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS

Ephesians 4:24, “And that you put on the new man, which was created in righteousness and true holiness by God.” 

3. NEW POSITION IN THE SPIRIT

Ephesians 2:6, “And has raised us up together and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus.” 

4. NEW AUTHORITY OVER DARKNESS

Luke 10:19, “Behold, I give you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall

hurt you.” 

5. NEW PURPOSE FOR KINGDOM IMPACT

2 Corinthians 5:20, “Now then we are ambassadors for Christ; as though God were pleading through us, we pray you in Christ’s place, be reconciled to God.”