Commentary

 

249 - Newness of Life

By Jonathan S. Rose

Title: Newness of Life

Topic: Salvation

Summary: What the Bible calls newness of life is not just a matter of changing our behaviors but of gaining a new heart and a new spirit.

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References:
Romans 6:1, 4
Isaiah 65:17; 66:22
Jeremiah 31:31
Leviticus 3:1, 14, 17, Leviticus 3:23, Leviticus 3:26, Leviticus 3:33, Leviticus 3:40-41
Ezekiel 11:16; 18:30; 36:25
John 3:3
Romans 12:1-2
2 Corinthians 4:16; 5:17, 10
Galatians 6:12
Ephesians 4:17, 24
Colossians 3:5, 9-11
Titus 3:1-5
Revelation 21:1-5
Isaiah 62:1-2

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A Brief Exposition of New Church Doctrine #97

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97. Altogether different, however, are the dogmas or doctrinals of the New Church. These are all essentials, in each of which there is heaven and the Church; and they look to this end, that man may be in the Lord, and the Lord in man, according to His own words in John 14:20; and John 15:4-6. Nothing else than this union constitutes the Christian Church. From these few observations it can be clearly seen what is meant by these words of the Lord's:

He that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And He said unto me, Write, for these words are true and faithful. Revelation 21:5.

  
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