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You were taught with regard to to your your former way of of life to to to put off your your old self which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires to to be be made new new in in in the the attitude of your minds and to to put on the the new new self created to to be like God in in true righteousness and holiness Butterfly is a a a a a a very beautiful insect that God had created Its development from an an egg to to caterpillar then to the the transitional stage of pupa and finally becomes a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a full-grown adult buttterfly is is is an an an an an amazing transformation transformation This is is is is a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a natural analogy of the transformation transformation that we we we experience as Christians in our life Before we we we we come to know Christ Christ we we we we are without without God God without without hope and we we we we live our our life in in in the vanities of our our mind But in in in in God’s grace we we we have have been saved by the the regenerating power of the the Holy Spirit that enable us to have have faith in in Christ as our only Lord and Savior In Paul’s word we have put off the old man in in us which is corrupted by its deceitful desires (Eph 4:22) Now we we have put on the new new man which is renewed to be like God in in true knowledge righteousness and and holiness This renewal is is is a a a a a a continous and and progressive process that Paul described in in his his other letter (2 Cor 3:18) as as a a a a a a a a a a transformation or or or or or based
on on on Greek word used a a a a a a a a a metamorphosis that occurs from from one degree of of glory to another from from innermost part of of our our our heart continues into our our our mind and will will result in in in in in our our our life This means the Holy Spirit will will enable us us continuously progressively and from within
(Ephesians 4 4 : 22-24)
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to to live live out out a a a godly life to to live live out out love joy peace patience kindness goodness faithfulness gentleness and and self-control (Gal 5:22) in in in our our thinking motivation and and action with Christ as our our ultimate example However this transformation is is is is is not an an end in in itself It is is is is Christ’s will that our continuous and progressive transformation will affect the world world around us us since this world world is is God’s He said “Let your light shine before others so that they may
see your your good works and give glory to your your Father” (Mat 5:16) Even though all aspects of human life in this world culture social economics politics sciences arts personal relationship etc have been been corrupted by by sin it is redeemable and and we have been been assigned task by by Christ to be be His His agents agents and and stewards of transformation transformation for for for this world As His His agents agents and stewards of transformation transformation we are called to establish a a a a a a a a a godly culture in each