I have a young friend, Brian, who has recently received Jesus as his Savior. He used to be in the drug scene and was seeing his life crumble away. Then he came to Jesus and everything has changed!
I just introduced him to one of my friends and explained he was a reformed, now cleaned up, druggie and joyfully living his new life!
Brian taught me a valuable lesson -- "I am not just a reformed drug addict," he said. "I am a new creature, a new creation," he exclaimed happily and then he quoted 2 Corinthians 5:17 -- "therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; and behold, all things have become new."
"So," he continued. "I am not just changed, I am completely new -- God has given me a brand new start!"
I will never introduce Brian again as a "reformed" or "former," or "used to be." He is a brand new child of God, by God's grace and through his own faith in Jesus!
He has been born again - a new creation!
Thank you, Brian, for reminding me!
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