Behold, New Things Have Come

"Therefore if anyone is in Christ, [this person is] a new creation; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come." - 2 Corinthians 5:17 NASB20

That is the most literal translation I have found of this passage.

The word 'behold' in the Greek is idou (Strong's G2400) which is the second person singular imperative middle voice of the root word εἴδω (G1492). Imperative means it is a command. The middle voice is something we do to our self. So it basically means 'look at yourself'. Visualize the old things then look at the new things take their place.

"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation." - 2 Corinthians 5:17-19 ESV

The old things will pass away? No. They have.

New things are here but the only way to see them is in / by / though Christ. This new identity parallels what Jesus has done.

The world and everyone in it deserved to be cut off but Jesus came and made a way of reconciliation. If we have believed in Him we are now partakers of the gift and caught up in the dynamic of reconciliation.

Don't hide from the old things. Don't sweep them under the rug. Look at yourself and say, 'New things have come. Right now newness is available in the person of Jesus Christ.'

What He has done has put us on a new path of reconciliation.

We can say, 'That is not who i am anymore. I am who God has made me to be.'

A child of God
A new creature
A king and a priest
Sealed with the Spirit
Access to God is opened
Forgiven
Justified
Sanctified
Seated in Heavenly places with Christ
A citizen of Heaven
Free from condemnation
Complete in Him (Christ)
...
the list goes on...

These are new things not old things. These must be seen and believed as we mix faith with what the Bible says. Jesus did this. He made this possible. Our cycles, strongholds, wounds and walls fall as we see who we seem to be but declare who we are by faith.

We hear about these new things in the Bible and in a good Church that teaches the Bible. We hear them and it begins to sink in. We see the transformation in people. We talk to each other as if these things are true.

'...The old has passed away; behold, the new has come...'

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