THE STATE AND THE STANDING OF NEW MEN IN CHRIST

SATURDAY WORKERS TRAINING
BY PASTOR W. F. KUMUYI
ON OCTOBER 14, 2017

THE STATE AND THE STANDING OF NEW MEN IN CHRIST
II Corinthians 5:17; Deuteronomy 10:16; 30:6

All men without Christ has something missing which makes them unfit for the kingdom of God. He may be:
-Nice and kind
-Wild or Wonderful
-Sincere or sensual
-Cultured and refined
-Philanthropic
-Educated
-Well-behaved
-Church registered
-Baptized in water
-Church confirmed
-Humanitarian
If he does not have Christ, he has so much of the first man (Adam) in him. They are only fit for the world.
Only new men in Christ can be in the new heaven with God.
Christ must make you a new man before you can be fit for heaven
As a child needs to be born before circumcision, so also a man must be born again before circumcision (sanctification). As long as the first skin of the heart is still there, your love for God is still limited. Until there is circumcision of the heart, you cannot love God fully with your heart.
Ephesians 4:23,24; Colossians 3:1

1. THE INABILITY OF THE NATURAL MAN
2. THE IDENTITY OF THE NEW MAN
3. THE INTEGRITY OF NEWLY MADE MEN

1. THE INABILITY OF THE NATURAL MAN
-He may be well known
-He may be popular
-He may be wealthy; once he is a natural man his ability is restricted.
I Corinthians 2:14
The natural man has an inborn deformity which cannot be corrected or rectified by earthly means. Because he has an inherent stain, that tries to stain all he does.
-The natural man cannot please God. This is because the natural man is earthly but God is heavenly. Also, the natural man is sinful but God is Holy
-The natural man cannot fulfil God's demand. God's demand is high, holy and heavenly
-He cannot do God's will fully in God's own way. He doesn't have the
-He cannot walk without stumbling in God's way
-He cannot obey God perfectly as God expects. "An empty bag cannot stand erect". A natural man is empty of grace, virtue of heaven and everything that comes from God
-He cannot meet God high standard
-He cannot improve on the flesh for heaven. No matter education, reformation or religion, the flesh will still be flesh
Romans 8:6,7; 7:14-20
The old man cannot fulfill the law of the new covenant.
Jeremiah 6:10; 9:26; Ezekiel 15:7,9; Acts 7:51; Ezekiel 44:7,8; Ephesians 4:17-19

2. THE IDENTITY OF THE NEW MAN
Neither religion nor reformation can change the old nature into the new man. The power and wherewithal lies in the redemptive work of Christ at calvary
We cannot be sanctified before we are saved. You cannot give birth to yourself, so also you cannot save yourself by yourself. In the same way, as you cannot circumcise yourself so also can you not circumcise yourself.
Both the birth and circumcision are instantaneous acts not gradual processes. Salvation and sanctification are done instantaneously by Christ
II Corinthians 5:17,21; Galatians 2:20; Deuteronomy 30:6; 11:21; Jeremiah 4:4; Romans 2:29; Philippians 3:3; Colossians 2:11; II Peter 1:3,4; Hebrews 11:
It is necessary to be born again and circumcised. The Lucifer's nature cannot enter heaven again. His nature includes:
-pride
-self will
-usurping God's authority
-perverting God's work
-striving against God and his angels
-using his wisdom against God and lying against the word of God
The nature of Adam, Eve and that of Lucifer must be taken away

3. THE INTEGRITY OF NEWLY MADE MEN
Ephesians 4:24; Hebrews 8:10; Acts 24:16; II Peter 1:12; 3:11,