A key teaching of the Christian faith is that faith makes a difference. This Jesus stuff isn’t just a special religious brand of philosophy, it’s a real life-changing experience with practical everyday implications. 2 Corinthians 5:17 says:
This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!
I was thinking about that and thoughts of the NFL and being on a football team began to run through my mind. In “football speak” being a new person in Christ means that I have a …
- new Coach
- new game plan
- new cheerleaders
- new teammates
- new rules
- new scoring
… in fact, my new life looks very little like my old life. That’s the point of Jesus-style living: the old is gone, new things have come.