When your spirit is raised from the dead and you are born again it’s very important to feed your spirit. 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 (syndugt) flesh and lived in the bondage of sin and death. Þess vegna, 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, Virkar, and lifestyle is discussed in the previous article..
Hver er gamli maðurinn?
The old man is carnal and lives after the flesh (Sál og líkami) and led by his senses, tilfinningar, tilfinningar, holdlegar hugsanir, vitsmuni, girndir, óskir, o.s.frv.
Andi gamla mannsins er dauður. 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. (Lestu líka: Hvernig geturðu séð Guðs ríki?).
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 iðrast 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, með öllum sínum syndum og misgjörðum. 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?
Þegar þú ert skírður í vatni, you symbolically lay down your former life; the old man with all his sins and iniquities and are raised in newness of life.
Þess vegna erum við grafin með honum með skírn til dauða: að eins og Kristur var upprisinn frá dauðum fyrir dýrð föðurins, Svo ættum vér líka að ganga í nýju lífi. Því ef vér höfum verið plantað saman í líkingu dauða hans, við munum líka vera í líkingu upprisu hans: Að vita þetta, að gamli maðurinn okkar er krossfestur með honum, að líkami syndarinnar yrði eytt, að héðan í frá ættum vér ekki að þjóna syndinni. Því að sá sem er dauður er leystur frá synd (Romans 6:4-7)
You can’t become the new creation before the old creation died. (Lestu líka: Geturðu lifað upprisulífinu án þess að deyja?)
Í gegnum skírn, you lay down your old life (hold þitt) í Kristi, og í honum, af krafti heilags anda, nýi maðurinn (anda þinn) er reist upp frá dauðum.
Á andlega sviðinu, þú ert orðin ný sköpun. What took place in the spiritual realm becomes visible in the natural realm (the visible realm).
Þetta þýðir, 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 (Þetta á bæði við um karla og konur), 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, og prédika og færa fólkinu Guðs ríki. (Lestu líka: Jörðin syrgir og bíður eftir birtingu sona Guðs’).
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.
Að þér hafið frestað gamli maðurinn varðandi fyrra samtalið, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts” (Efesusbréfið 4:22)
Þegar þú ert orðin ný sköpun (Nýr maður), 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, girndir og þrár holdsins, 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, leggjast niður, put away, leggja af.
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 syndir, 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.
Dragið því limi yðar, sem eru á jörðu; saurlifnaður, óhreinleiki, óhófleg ástúð, ill tilviljun, og ágirnd, sem er skurðgoðadýrkun: Því að ‚reiði Guðs kemur yfir börn óhlýðninnar: In the which you also walked some time, when you lived in them. But now you also put off all these; reiði, reiði, illgirni, guðlast, óhrein samskipti úr munni þínum. Ljúga ekki hver að öðrum, þar sem þú hefur lagt gamla manninn frá þér með verkum hans; Og hafa sett á nýja manninn, sem endurnýjast í þekkingu eftir mynd hans sem skapaði hann (Kólossubúar 3:5-10)
Nú eru verk holdsins augljós, sem eru þessar; Framhjáhald, saurlifnaður, óhreinleiki, lauslæti, Skurðgoðadýrkun, galdur, hatri, afbrigði, eftirlíkingar, reiði, deilur, uppreisn, villutrú, Öfund, morð, ölvun, Revellings, og slíkt eins: af því sem ég segi þér áður, Eins og ég hef líka sagt þér í tíma áður, að þeir sem slíkt gjöra munu ekki erfa Guðs ríki (Galatabréf 5:19-21)
Therefore you must put off these works. Vegna þess að Biblían segir, að þeir, 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* (sjálfviljug kynmök milli gifts manns og manns sem ekki er maki hans)
- Hórdómur (hórdómur, þar á meðal framhjáhald og sifjaspell, ógift kynlíf, samkynhneigð, myndrænt skurðgoðadýrkun)
- Óþrifnaður (impurity, líkamlega eða siðferðilega: -óhreinleiki, trúarlega óhreint)
- Ótrúleg væntumþykja (þjást almennilega, (óhóflegt) ástúð, girnd)
- Ill huggun (bad/evil/wicked desire or lust)
- Ágirnd (idolatry) (svik, fjárkúgun:-ágirnd vinnubrögð, græðgi, hafa löngun til að eignast)
- Reiði (ofbeldisfull ástríðu, reiði, reiði, hefnd)
- Reiði (grimmd, reiði)
- Illvilja (illt, ódæði, vonska)
- Guðlast (svívirðing (sérstaklega gegn Guði), handrið, illt talað)
- Skítug samskipti úr munni þínum (ömurlegt samtal)
- Að ljúga (segja ósannindi eða reyna að blekkja með lygi, ranglega, ljúga)
- Lausnin (fullur af eða sýnir kynhvöt)
- Skurðgoðadýrkun (dýrkun á skurðgoðum, óhófleg viðhengi eða hollustu við eitthvað)
- Galdrar (notkun galdra eða galdra, notkun galdra og ákalli anda, samskipti við djöfulinn eða við kunnuglegan, ómótstæðileg áhrif eða hrifning)
- Hatur (fordómafullur fjandskapur eða fjandskapur, ástæða til andstöðu, fjandskapur)
- Frávik (af óvissu skyldleika; deilur, ágreiningur, kappræða, deilur)
- Eftirlíkingar (öfund, brennandi hugur, reiði, öfund, ákafa)
- Deilur (ágreiningsatriði, áreynslu eða deilur um yfirburði)
- Uppreisn (deild, hvetja til andstöðu við eða uppreisn gegn lögmætu yfirvaldi, gera uppreisn gegn yfirvaldi ríkis)
- Villutrú (sértrúarsöfnuður, belief or opinion contrary orthodox religious doctrine (sérstaklega kristni),trú eða skoðun sem er ekki í samræmi við opinbera trú eða skoðun tiltekins trúarbragða)
- Öfund (öfund, tilfinninguna að vilja eiga það sem einhver annar hefur, Tilfinning um óánægju eða gremju sem vekur upp af eigum einhvers annars)
- Morð (slátrun, að drepa, að spilla eða eyðileggja, að sigra andstæðing mjög illa)
- Fyllerí(ölvun, ástandið að vera drukkinn)
- Revellingar (uppþot, a carousal, enjoy oneself in a lively and noisy way, sérstaklega með drykkju og dansi)
How do you put off the old man?
You put off the old man and his works by changing your life (lífsstíl, venjur). Stop feeding your flesh; þinn gamli hugsunarháttur, venjur, hegðun, tilfinningar, tilfinningar, girndir, óskir, o.s.frv. and stop obeying them. Don’t be led by them and don’t give into them. Í staðinn, 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, Fasta plays an important role. Because when you fast you ‘kill’ holdið (Lestu líka: 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. Þess vegna, the new creation seeks the things which are above and not on this earth (A.,o, Efesusbréfið 2:5-6, Kólossubúar 3:1).
When you feed your spirit with the Word, Biðjið, and speak in tongues, your spirit shall mature and shall become stronger than your flesh.
Holdið þitt, 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, girndir, og þrár holds þíns.
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, holdlegur hugur, and your carnal way of thinking, óskir, girndir, tilfinningar, tilfinningar, o.s.frv.
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.
„Vertu salt jarðar“
*Uppspretta: Oxford orðabók, Merriam Webster dictionary
