Ephesians 4:23-24
...to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
Reflection
In these two verses the Apostle Paul brings us to the point of why we should have a new way of thinking and a new way of living. We need this new attitude in life because Jesus has provided a way, through his death and resurrection, for the old to pass away and for all things to become new.
Paul says that the end goal of this new thinking and new living is so we can be like God intended us to be in creation. What was God’s original intention for us in creation? God intended that we be in full relationship with him and that we be like him in true righteousness and holiness.
Obviously, we all know that without Jesus we are not like God in righteousness and holiness. However, Jesus has paid the price for our sin on the cross. Jesus has won a victory over sin and death. Jesus is truly righteous and holy. When we believe in faith that Jesus has saved us then his righteousness and holiness become our righteousness and holiness. Through Jesus we are now right and holy before God the Father. That is the new way of thinking and living that Jesus has provided for us.
