Kun henkesi nousee kuolleista ja synnyt uudesti, on erittäin tärkeää ruokkia henkeäsi. Your spirit needs to grow up and mature so that your spirit reigns in your life instead of your flesh. For years the flesh reigned as king in your life. You were a slave of your (syntinen) flesh and lived in the bondage of sin and death. Siksi, as is written in Ephesians 4:22, it’s time to put off the old man and to put on the new man, who is created after the image of God and born of the Holy Spirit. What does this mean and how do you put off the old man according to the Bible?
..The old man and what Jesus said about the old man and his nature, työt, and lifestyle is discussed in the previous article..
Kuka on vanha mies?
The old man is carnal and lives after the flesh (sielu ja vartalo) and led by his senses, tunteet, Tunteita, lihalliset ajatukset, äly, Himoja, Toiveet, jne.
Vanhan miehen henki on kuollut. Since the spirit in the old man is dead, the old man is unspiritual, sense ruled, and led by his carnal mind. Therefore the old man can’t see the Kingdom of God nor comprehend the spiritual things of the Kingdom of God. (Lue myös: Kuinka voit nähdä Jumalan valtakunnan?).
Because the old man can’t see the Kingdom of God and can’t comprehend the things of the Kingdom of God, they are foolishness to him.
Faith in Christ changes your life
When you believe in Jesus the Messiah and accept Jesus as your Saviour and katua and make Him the Lord over your life, you made a choice to lay down your flesh in which sin and death reign.
No one force you to believe, repent and follow Jesus. You have made the choice to say farewell to your life as a sinner, kaikkine synteineen ja vääryyksineen. Therefore you shall no longer live the way, you lived before your repentance, but you will start a whole new life in Jesus Christ; a life after the Spirit and not after the flesh anymore.
What happens when you are baptized?
Kun sinut kastetaan veteen, you symbolically lay down your former life; the old man with all his sins and iniquities and are raised in newness of life.
Siksi meidät haudataan Hänen kanssaan kasteessa kuolemaan: että niin kuin Kristus herätettiin kuolleista Isän kirkkauden kautta, Silti meidänkin pitäisi kulkea uudessa elämässä. Sillä jos meidät on istutettu yhdessä hänen kuolemansa kaltaisesti, Olemme myös hänen ylösnousemuksensa kaltainen: Tietäen tämän, että vanha mies on ristiinnaulittu hänen kanssaan, että synnin ruumis voi tuhota, että tästä lähtien meidän ei pitäisi palvella syntiä. Sillä kuollut on vapautettu synnistä (roomalaiset 6:4-7)
You can’t become the new creation before the old creation died. (Lue myös: Voitko elää ylösnousemuselämää kuolemamatta?)
Kasteen kautta, you lay down your old life (lihasi) Kristuksessa, ja Hänessä, Pyhän Hengen voimalla, uusi mies (sinun henkesi) on nostettu kuolleista.
Henkisessä maailmassa, sinusta on tullut uusi luomus. What took place in the spiritual realm becomes visible in the natural realm (the visible realm).
Tämä tarkoittaa, that your life and your walk and talk will change. Your speech and works shall line up with the confession of your faith and repentance and you shall walk as the new creation after the Word and the Spirit.
In order to walk after the Word, you have to get to know the Word. Because you can’t walk after the Word if you don’t know the Word.
This means that you have to renew your mind with the Word of God. When you renew your old carnal mind that thinks like the world with the Word of God and you obey the Word and become a doer of the Word, then you shall grow up into a mature son of God (Tämä koskee sekä miehiä että naisia), who knows the will of the Father.
As a mature son of God, you shall walk as the new creation in obedience to the will of the Father. You shall represent Jesus Christ and the Father, ja saarnata ja tuoda Jumalan valtakuntaa ihmisille. (Lue myös: Maa surra ja odottaa Jumalan poikien ilmenemismuotoa’).
What does it mean to put off the old man?
Put off the old man means that you lay down the habits and works of the sinful flesh.
Että te lykkäätte vanhan miehen entisestä keskustelusta, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts” (efesolaisille 4:22)
Kun sinusta on tullut uusi luomus (uusi mies), it’s time to put off the old man; the former man, who had the nature of the devil and walked after the flesh in obedience to the will, lihan himoja ja haluja, and to put on the new man, who is created after the image of God and has the nature of God.
The word ‘put off’ is translated from the Greek word ‘apotithēmi’ which means o.a. cast off, lay apart, lay aside, makaamaan, put away, lykätä.
You will put off the old man like you put off pieces of garments. This is not something that God has to do, but that you have to do.
How long it takes to put off the old man depends on you. The more you love God and the more you hate your former carnal life as a sinner and its syntejä, the quicker you will obey the Word and stop doing the works of the old man.
What are the works of the old man?
The works of the old man are clearly defined in Colossians 3:5-10 and Galatians 5:19-21. These works do not belong in the life of born again Christians. These works are not the works of the new man but the old man.
Siksi jäsenet, jotka ovat maan päällä; haureutta, likaisuus, kohtuuttoman kiintymys, Paha päättäväisyys, ja halu, mikä on epäjumalanpalvelusta: For which things ‘sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience: In the which you also walked some time, when you lived in them. But now you also put off all these; viha, viha, pahoinvointi, jumalanpilkkaa, saastainen viestintä suustasi. Makaa ei toiseen, kun näet, että olet riisunut vanhan miehen teoineen; Ja olet laittanut uuden miehen, joka uudistuu tiedossa Hänen kuvansa mukaan, joka Hänet loi (kolossalaiset 3:5-10)
Nyt lihan teokset ovat ilmeisiä, jotka ovat nämä; Avioliitto, haureutta, likaisuus, irstaisuus, Idolatria, noituutta, vihaa, varianssi, emulaatiot, viha, riitaa, kapinat, harhaoppeja, Kateus, murhia, juopuminen, riemuita, Ja sellainen: mitä kerron sinulle aiemmin, Kuten olen myös kertonut sinulle aikaisemmin, etteivät ne, jotka sellaista tekevät, peri Jumalan valtakuntaa (Galatians 5:19-21)
Therefore you must put off these works. Koska Raamattu sanoo, että nämä, who do these things shall not inherit the Kingdom of God.
What carnal works of the old man must be put off?
The carnal works of the old man, which every born again Christian must put off are:
- Adultery* (vapaaehtoinen sukupuoliyhdyntä naimisissa olevan henkilön ja sellaisen henkilön välillä, joka ei ole hänen puolisonsa)
- Haureus (prostituutio, mukaan lukien aviorikos ja insesti, naimaton seksi, homoseksuaalisuus, kuvaannollisesti epäjumalanpalvelus)
- Epäpuhtaus (impurity, physically or morally: -likaisuus, ritually impure)
- Kohtuuton kiintymys (properly suffering, (inordinate) affection, himo)
- Evil concupiscence (bad/evil/wicked desire or lust)
- Ahneus (idolatry) (fraudulence, kiristys:-covetous practices, greediness, having a craving for possession)
- Suututtaa (violent passion, viha, indignation, vengeance)
- Wrath (fierceness, indignation)
- Malice (paha, naughtiness, pahuutta)
- Blasphemy (vilification (especially against God), kaide, pahaa puhetta)
- Likaista viestintää suustasi (vile conversation)
- Valehtelu (utter an untruth or attempt to deceive by falsehood, valheellisesti, valhe)
- Lasciviousness (filled with or showing sexual desire)
- Idolatria (worship of idols, immoderate attachment or devotion to something)
- Noituus (use of sorcery or magic, use of spells and the invocation of spirits, communication with the devil or with a familiar, an irresistible influence or fascination)
- Hatred (prejudiced hostility or animosity, a reason for opposition, vihamielisyyttä)
- Variance (epävarman affiniteetin; a quarrel, contention, keskustelu, riitaa)
- Emulations (kateus, fervent mind, indignation, kateutta, zeal)
- Strife (an act of contention, exertion or contention for superiority)
- Seditions (division, incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority, rebel against the authority of a state)
- Heresies (sect, belief or opinion contrary orthodox religious doctrine (especially Christianity),a belief or opinion that does not agree with the official belief or opinion of a particular religion)
- Kateus (kateutta, the feeling of wanting to have what someone else has, A feeling of discontented or resentful longing aroused by someone else’s possessions)
- Murders (teurastus, tappaa, to spoil or ruin, to defeat an opponent very badly)
- Juopuminen(intoxication, the state of being drunk)
- Revellings (rioting, a carousal, enjoy oneself in a lively and noisy way, especially with drinking and dancing)
How do you put off the old man?
You put off the old man and his works by changing your life (elämäntapa, tottumukset). Stop feeding your flesh; vanha ajattelutapasi, tottumukset, käyttäytymistä, tunteet, Tunteita, Himoja, Toiveet, jne. and stop obeying them. Don’t be led by them and don’t give into them. Sen sijaan, feed your spirit with the Word of God, obey the Word and the Spirit, and be led by Them.
When you feed your spirit with the Word of God, pray and speak in other tongues, you shall build yourself in your most holy faith.
During the process of putting off the old man, paasto plays an important role. Because when you fast you ‘kill’ lihaa (Lue myös: What is the meaning of fasting?).
When you feed your spirit and renew your mind with the Word of God, you shall get to know the will of God and think like the new creation.
When you think like the new creation, you will speak and act as the new creation.
You shall put on the new man and walk as the new man; the new creation after the will of God.
The new creation is risen with Christ and seated in Him in the heavenly places. Siksi, the new creation seeks the things which are above and not on this earth (eräs,o, efesolaisille 2:5-6, kolossalaiset 3:1).
When you feed your spirit with the Word, rukoilla, and speak in tongues, your spirit shall mature and shall become stronger than your flesh.
Sinun lihasi, which has always reigned as king in your life, shall scream and try to get your attention, so that you will give into the cravings, Himoja, ja teidän lihanne halut.
But as long as you follow the Word and say and do what the Word says and don’t listen to your flesh and don’t give in and keep feeding your spirit, your spirit shall reign together with the Word and the Holy Spirit as King in your life.
It’s important to put off the old man. Because when you put off the old man, you shall no longer be led and dominated by your senses, lihallinen mieli, and your carnal way of thinking, Toiveet, Himoja, tunteet, Tunteita, jne.
You shall no longer be a slave of your sinful flesh and controlled by the kingdom of darkness. But you shall reign in Jesus Christ from the Kingdom of God over your flesh and over sin.
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*Lähde: Oxford dictionary, Merriam Webster dictionary
