Push aside anxiety; Put on peace.
Rom
5:1 KJV Therefore being justified by faith, we
have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
Peace
is a possession of those that truly believe, but it is not always manifest
either to ourselves or to others.
Col
3:9-10 KJV Lie
not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his
deeds; (10) And have put on the new man, which is renewed
in knowledge after the image of him that created him:
Initial
reception of the peace of God is part of conversion, part of being born again. Conversion is similar to taking off an old
garment and putting on a new one.
Eph
4:22-24 KJV
That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is
corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;
(23) And be renewed in the spirit
of your mind; (24) And that ye put on the new man, which
after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.
Despite
the identical translation, the Greek words for "put off" are
different in the Colossians and Ephesians passages. Here it means "push aside", not "take
off". We have taken off old man, crucified
him actually (Romans 6.6).
It is only now necessary to brush aside
the bad memories and habits that he left behind. Putting on the new man is a renewal of the commitment
made at conversion. It is affirming that Jesus is your Lord and Savior. It is a doing of the "first works" (Rev
2.5). It fully reconnects the believer to
the benefits of his irrevocable calling.in Christ Jesus. It enables his walking in pre-ordained good
works (Eph 2.10). Truly good works are those that take place
when we are serving in our spirit (Rom 1.9), living fully in Christ Jesus (Rom 8.2).
Eph
6:11 KJV Put
on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of
the devil.
Rom
13:12 KJV The
night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of
darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.
Rom
13:14 KJV But
put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to
fulfil the lusts thereof.
The
above three verses deepen our understanding of putting on the "new
man". However, the putting on begins
with the inner experience of that peace with God which is our permanent
possession in Christ Jesus.
Phil 4:6-7 KJV Be
careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with
thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. (7)
And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall
keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Push
aside anxiety. Put on peace. The prior passages deepen our
understanding. Philippians presents specifics.
Act
4:31-32 KJV And
when
they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled
together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they
spake
the word of God with boldness.
(32) And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of
one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he
possessed was his own; but they had all things common.
The
peace of God is particularly manifest in the assembly of the born again. Our prayer effectively unites our spirits with
His spirit. Heart and soul follow.
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