April 12 | Daily Devotion | Old Covenant Or New Covenant Christian? | Zac Poonen

Zac PoonenApril 11, 20249mWatch on YouTube

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Summary

The central message is that true New Covenant Christianity is not defined by doctrinal knowledge, but by a life transformation that mirrors Christ. The speaker warns against being satisfied with intellectual understanding of scripture, emphasizing that one must constantly compare their life to Jesus' life. Purification is a lifelong process where the believer must actively crucify their own fleshly desires, unlike the instantaneous burial of the old self.

Outline

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Are you mastered by something else?If anything on Earth masters you, whether a sin or even a good thing like a job, you are not a New Covenant Christian.

The mistake of the PhariseesThe Pharisees searched the scriptures because they thought eternal life was in the paper and ink, missing that the scriptures point to Jesus.

The danger of being satisfied with doctrineHaving accurate doctrine and intellectual understanding of the New Covenant only makes someone a soulish Christian, not a spiritual one.

Our predestined goalWe are predestined to be conformed to the image of God's Son, but having the right doctrine doesn't automatically mean our life matches it.Romans 8:29

How do you know you are on the right flight?Just like a flight to New York, every hour should bring you closer to your destination of becoming like Christ.

Purifying yourself as he is pureWhile our ultimate destination is to be like Him when He appears, those on the right path are constantly purifying themselves.

The past versus the futureThe guilt of our past sin is cleansed only by the blood of Jesus, but we must take responsibility for purifying our future with God's help.

The Old Testament picture of Egyptians and CanaanitesGod buried the Egyptians in the Red Sea without the Israelites lifting a finger, but the Israelites had to fight and kill the Canaanites themselves.

Crucifying the old man and the fleshThe old man was crucified by God once and for all, while the flesh must be crucified by us as a lifelong process.

Dealing with conscious and unconscious sinAs we finish with conscious sin, God reveals unconscious unchristlike areas, marking true Christian progress in the New Covenant.

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