i. to study the concept of new life in Christ and
ii. to discuss the old livelihood in relation to the new life in Christ.
We thank God for another Easter morning, a day to celebrate the victory of our Lord Jesus Christ over death. In our Bible passage today, Paul exposed the fact that Christ died as an innocent person for the sins He never committed, just for our righteousness and salvation (2Cor. 5:15,21). He admonished us that the best way to acknowledge this maximum sacrifice of Christ is to continuously live like Him and in Him (2Cor. 5:15-17).
1. How can you discribe new life in Christ with reference to 2Tim 5:17 and Gal. 2:20; Col. 3:5,9.
2. Mention some of the old things that are abominable to Chrirstians on there way to the Kingdom of God. Gal 5:19-21; 1Pet 2:1
3. What do we mean by "being crucified with Christ?" Rom 6:6; 1Pet 4:1-2.
4. According to Acts 9:17-22; 26-27; Gal 1:13-16, how can you discribe Paul as a good example of one who lived a new life Christ Jesus and how can his conversion be a challenge to us as Christians?
As we celebrate the resurrection of Lord Jesus Christ today, Let us continually put to death every works of the flesh and daily put on the new man in Christ so as to reign with Him eternally.
Christianity without new livelihood ends in dead again.
Gal. 2:20 "I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I that live, but Christ living in me: and that [life] which I now live in the flesh I live in faith, [the faith] which is in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me".