New Creation

Why shall Christians flee sexual immoralities like pornography, premarital sex, fornication, adultery, any sexual promiscuity? One, it is possible to shun completely for Christians who have been made a new creation in Jesus Christ. Two, it does sin against his own body which is the temple of God (1 Corinthians 6:18). Three, it hurts and ruins the lives of families, societies, and the earth. We were dead and but have now been made alive in Christ Jesus and sin has no longer dominion over us (Romans 6:14). We shall consider ourselves dead to sin but alive to God (Romans 6:11). There is old creation and new creation. The old creation is the visible material world made by God. But the new creation is the invisible kingdom of heaven where God reigns. When we were dead in sins and transgressions, we could not respond to the call for holy life (Ephesians 2:1).

But since we have been liberated from the bondage and shackles of darkness and ignorance, we can obey God in holiness and blamelessness (Ephesians 1:3, 1:7). Jesus Christ is the secret of new creation, specifically the cross in Calvary. He shed His blood to be the propitiation for the guilt and sin of mankind (Romans 3:25, 1 John 2:2). His blood cleansed and washed away any sin committed in ignorance and witlessness. So, we don’t have to choose to sin any longer, because we have Christ in us who releases power to obey God when we choose to obey. In fact, we cannot continue to sin because have been born of God and have Christ in us, the hope of glory (1 John 3:9, 5:18).

Every sin a man commits is outside the body, but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his body (1 Corinthians 6:18). We are not our own any more but were bought at the price of Christ’s blood (1 Corinthians 6:19-20). It is not we who live any longer but Christ lives in us by faith (Galatians 2:20). We are His treasured possessions purchased for the redemption to be subject to righteousness. So, we shall flee fornication and pornography and adultery. Evil desires are not negotiable at all. There is no discussion with wickedness but as the scriptures put plainly flee evil desires (2 Timothy 2:22).

Moses’ law prohibits fornications and adulteries among the people of Israel. Any violators must be put to death (Leviticus 20:10). Why did God deal with these sins so severely? It is because it is so dangerous to ruin and demolish the whole community and country unless it stops immediately. It is not difficult at all to see the deeply planted sorrow and hurt in our communities and countries caused by sexual immoralities. God knows that it is not safe for the race. It is His love shed abroad into our hearts by the Spirit that He wants us to flee pornography, premarital sex, and adultery. His love is the motive for the harshness and strictness on sexual immorality. We are His new creation by the blood of Christ Jesus, so we can obey God in holiness. Flee! That’s the Father’s longsuffering plea for all who have been born of God.

“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.” (2 Corinthians 5:17 NKJV)