The Christian Life

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The Christian Life

• Or do you not know that as many of us as were
  baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His
  death? 4 Therefore we were buried with Him
  through baptism into death, that just as Christ
  was raised from the dead by the glory of the
  Father, even so we also should walk in newness of
  life (Romans 63-4).

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The Christian Life

• A New Life (Jn. 33-5 2 Cor. 517)

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John 33-5

• Jesus answered and said to him, "Most assuredly,
  I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot
  see the kingdom of God. 4 Nicodemus said to
  Him, "How can a man be born when he is old? Can
  he enter a second time into his mother's womb and
  be born? 5 Jesus answered, "Most assuredly, I
  say to you, unless one is born of water and the
  Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.

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2 Corinthians 517

• Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new
  creation old things have passed away behold,
  all things have become new.

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The Christian Life

• A New Life (Jn. 33-5 2 Cor. 517)

• Revolves around Christ (Phil. 121)

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Philippians 121

• For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is
  gain.

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The Christian Life

• A New Life (Jn. 33-5 2 Cor. 517)

• Revolves around Christ (Phil. 121)

• Growth Needed (1 Pet. 22 1 Cor. 1311)

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1 Peter 21-3

• Therefore, laying aside all malice, all deceit,
  hypocrisy, envy, and all evil speaking, 2 as
  newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word,
  that you may grow thereby, 3 if indeed you have
  tasted that the Lord is gracious.

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1 Corinthians 1311

• When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I
  understood as a child, I thought as a child but
  when I became a man, I put away childish things.

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The Christian Life

• A New Life (Jn. 33-5 2 Cor. 517)

• Revolves around Christ (Phil. 121)

• Growth Needed (1 Pet. 22 1 Cor. 1311)

• A Race to be Run (1 Cor. 924)

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1 Corinthians 924

• Do you not know that those who run in a race all
  run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a
  way that you may obtain it.

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The Christian Life

• A New Life (Jn. 33-5 2 Cor. 517)

• Revolves around Christ (Phil. 121)

• Growth Needed (1 Pet. 22 1 Cor. 1311)

• A Race to be Run (1 Cor. 924)

• Fight to be Fought (Eph. 611-13)

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Ephesians 611-13

• Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be
  able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12
  For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood,
  but against principalities, against powers,
  against the rulers of the darkness of this age,
  against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the
  heavenly places. 13 Therefore take up the whole
  armor of God, that you may be able to withstand
  in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

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The Christian Life

• A New Life (Jn. 33-5 2 Cor. 517)

• Revolves around Christ (Phil. 121)

• Growth Needed (1 Pet. 22 1 Cor. 1311)

• A Race to be Run (1 Cor. 924)

• Fight to be Fought (Eph. 611-13)

• Life of Burdens (Matt. 1624 Gal. 62)

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Matthew 1624-27

• Then Jesus said to His disciples, If anyone
  desires to come after Me, let him deny himself,
  and take up his cross, and follow Me. 25 For
  whoever desires to save his life will lose it,
  but whoever loses his life for My sake will find
  it. 26 For what profit is it to a man if he
  gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or
  what will a man give in exchange for his soul? 27
  For the Son of Man will come in the glory of His
  Father with His angels, and then He will reward
  each according to his works.

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Galatians 62

• Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the
  law of Christ.

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The Christian Life

• A New Life (Jn. 33-5 2 Cor. 517)

• Revolves around Christ (Phil. 121)

• Growth Needed (1 Pet. 22 1 Cor. 1311)

• A Race to be Run (1 Cor. 924)

• Fight to be Fought (Eph. 611-13)

• Life of Burdens (Matt. 1624 Gal. 62)

• A life in which we learn how to die (Phil. 121)

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Philippians 121

• For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is
  gain.