BETA: THE FOUNDATION SCHOOL- MODULE 1

CLASS 1 

101 NEW CREATION

INTRODUCTION

The new creation seeks to examine by reason of divine revelation, the nature and life

of the man in Christ and the effect of the regenerative power of Christ in his spirit,

soul and body. The new creation outline will basically examine the totality of the new

creation, which is composed of three major sections:

1 The life of the regenerated human spirit.

2 The soul and the renewal of the mind.

3 The body and its discipline (subjection)

1.1.0 THE NEW CREATION

The new creation is the born again man, created in Christ Jesus. 2 Corinthians 5:17

says; “therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: Old things are passed

away; behold all things are become new.’ This scripture shows that the new creation

is not the “reformed”. He never existed; he has a new life in the spirit, created in

Christ Jesus. Ephesians 2:10 says, “For we are his workmanship, created in Christ

Jesus unto good works…” This goes further to show that the new creation life begins

the moment he comes into Christ, because there are no traces of his past. For the new

creation, being in Christ Jesus is the first right choice to life, as traditions of men, and

other primordial considerations such as tribe, color, wealth and age do not count

[Galatians 6:15].

1.2.0 BORN OF GOD

The new creation is born of God. When God gave birth, He gave birth to us, because

we believed in Him, we received His divine nature into our spirits. We were given

birth to through His Word. According to John 1:12-13, the natural man is born of

blood, of the will of the flesh and of the will of man unto a perishable life. But the

new creation is born of God. 1 Peter 1:23 says, “being born again, not of corruptible

seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever”.

1.3.0 SALVATION BY GRACE

The new creation did not get saved by his own accord or power. The new creation got

saved because Jesus paid the price for his sins. The new creation is saved by grace,

Ephesians 2:2-9 says that we are saved by grace through faith and not of any man’s

good works; it is the gift of God. (Rom. 5:17). Grace, which is an unmerited favour, is

a divine act that translates one from the kingdom of darkness into the Kingdom of His

marvelous light.

1.4.0 MAN

Man is a spirit; he has a soul and lives in a body. (1 Thessalonians 5:23, Hebrews

4:12; Job 4:19, Job 10:11). These scriptures confirm that man is a spirit; he has a soul

and lives in a body; therefore, man is first a spirit being; which reasons through his

soul [mind], and functions in this world in a body.

1.4.1 THE SPIRIT MAN

The spirit man is that ‘being’ that communes with and responds to God by the agency

of the Holy Spirit. The spirit gives life to the body and could have dominion over the

soul and body. The spirit of man is ageless, and has a voice, which is his conscience.

21.4.2 THE SPIRIT MAN GOT SAVED

Therefore, if any man (spirit) be in Christ, he is a new creature, old things have passed

away, behold all things are become new. The human spirit is created a new in Christ

Jesus (2 Corinthians 5:17; 1Corinthians 6:17).

1.4.3 HE LIVES IN THE WORD OF GOD

The new creation lives on the word of God. The word is the meal for the spirit

wherein it derives its nourishment to grow and attain fullness in Christ (1 Peter 2:2;

Matthew 4:4; Heb. 5:12-14). Like the flesh which will grow weak without physical

food, so to the spirit of man will grow weak without the Word of God.

1.5.0 THE FRUIT OF THE CREATED HUMAN SPIRIT IN CHRIST

The new creation has the nature of God imparted into his spirit. Hence the new

creation has the character of God in him that he exhibits as the fruit of the recreated

spirit; which is: love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

meekness, and temperance (Galatians 5:22)

1.6.0 THE SOUL OF MAN

The soul houses the mind, the emotion and the intellect or the will.

a. The mind (Luke 9:47) is the part of the soul that thinks. A man’s thought is as

powerful as his action and words; and therefore can control your body and affect its

discipline.

b. The will is the part of the soul that makes decision.

c. The emotion of man has to do with his feeling. The soul is the doorway to the spirit;

as such if the mind (soul) of a man is blocked, his spirit becomes inaccessible. The

soul has control over the body. It is where a man carries out his reasoning and his

recording system.

1.7.0 THE RENEWAL OF THE MIND

The renewal of the mind is a sanctification that is continual for the new creation. Our

minds need to be renewed (discard the old thoughts and intents and be filled with the

knowledge of His will) that we may know the mind of Christ and Walk in His will.

(Romans 12:1-3; Ephesians 4:22-24). Renewal of mind brings total transformation to

the new creation; and through the Bible, we see that the above is in reach of every

born again and is true.

1.8.0 SANCTIFYING THE THOUGHTS

Temptation does not come from God, it is self contrived by reason of man’s lustful

thoughts, which gives birth to sin and death. It originates only because our thoughts

gave birth to it. Hence, cleansing the thoughts keeps the right intents in the heart

(James 1:13-15). The way we clean the thoughts is through constantly pondering on

the Word of God and building a relationship with God through communion.

1.9.0 RENEWED BY THE WORD OF GOD

The new creation is transformed by the word, as we meditate on the word of God we

become like Him and exactly what His word says we are, by the transforming power

of God’s word. 2 Corinthians 3:18 says, “but we all with open face beholding as in a

glass [mirror] the glory of the Lord are changed into the same image from glory to

glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord”.

31.10.0 THE BODY AND ITS DISCIPLINE

The body is the covering of the spirit man. (Job 10:11) It’s with his body that a man

attends to daily life issues. The body like all other perishable things that exist on

earth is limited by time. The body also gives man the legal right to exist and function

here on earth.

1.10.1 BRINGING THE BODY UNDER SUBJECTION

Now that the new creation is alive in Christ, and has a renewed mind by the Word of

God, there is need to discipline (domesticate) the body. In 1 Corinthians 9:24-27;

Colossians 3:5, Romans 6:13-15, Apostle Paul tells us that conscious effort has to be

made by the new creation to discipline his body, that is to bring his body under

subjection that he may fulfill the purpose of his life.

1.11.0 ASSURANCE FOR THE NEW CREATIONS

a. Translated: the new creation was translated from darkness (ignorance) into light

(knowledge). The new creation is conscious of the realm in which he lives. Colossians

1; 13

b. The Word: The word of God confirms that we are the children of God by reason of

our confession and belief. (Romans 10:9-11, 1 John 5:9-13, Matthew 12:3 says, “for

by thy words thy shall be justified…”)

c. The witness of the Holy Spirit: The Holy Spirit bears witness with our spirit that we

are the children (sons) of God. (Romans 8:16)

1.12.0 REMISSION FOR THE UNSAVED

According to Acts 2:38; Ephesians 1:7, and Matthew 26:28, the scripture says that

remission (the washing away of sin or blotting out of sin) is for the unregenerate i.e.

the unsaved. This is necessary for them to become part of the common wealth of

God’s children in Christ Jesus. Salvation is not obtained by good deeds, works, or ant

self change; but by believing in your heart and making confession of what you believe

unto salvation.

1.13.0 FORGIVENESS FOR THE CHRISTIAN

The Christian belongs to God and has the grace of God that ensures his citizenship of

the commonwealth of God’s people. When he commits sin he has an Advocate with

the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. He is the propitiation for our sins (I John 1:9-

10; 1 John 2:1-3).

1.14.0 HANDLING OF SIN

The new creation has power of God to live above sin by the help of the Holy Spirit

that is at work in us. He also has the grace to ask for forgiveness if he does sin.

However, the Word of God does not encourage sin, rather it builds and strengthens

the inner man (the new creation) to live and enjoy a glorious life in Christ.

1.15.0 CONCLUSION

The new creation is the man born anew in Christ. He could be transformed by the

renewal of his mind through the Word of God. And he is required to mortify and

domesticate his body by doing the Word of God. This is also the working out of our

own salvation (Phil.2:12). The working out of your own salvation is dependant only

4on you; you can’t hold anyone accountable for that; but God will hold you

accountable for your own salvation.