2 Corinthians 5: 17 reads: "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come." When one truly comes to Christ in repentance and faith, he receives part of the Divine nature. The Holy Spirit has taken up residence in your heart. This is not merely a moral reformation of your lifestyle, e.g., you now attend church on Sunday or you quit some bad habit. No, regeneration (the being made spiritually alive) is the bringing of spiritual life, light, holiness, righteousness, and the exclusion of the contrary, inbred, habitual principle of sin and hatred against God. Let that sink in for a moment. If you have been born-again, you have Divine life inside you. Everything is different. You have spiritual eyes and you see the world differently. You learn that friendship with the world is to be at war with God. You can face each day, with all the challenges that are real, knowing that you are different. You are not perfect, but you want to be. I have found that a proof of your spiritual life is your recognition of your sin and seeking forgiveness (I do on a daily basis). Before you were a new creation, you cared little about sin. But now you do. Think about it.
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