The New Life of Those Taught By Christ

Paul did not have any doubt about the teaching they had received. Instead, he is preparing to remind them of Christ's teachings and the life they should live after accepting them (4:21). The old Gentile way of living should be cast aside like a worn out garment. This old man was sin dominated as described above (4:22).

The mind should then be Spirit directed through the truth (4:23; Romans 12:12). In place of the cast away lifestyle, the Christian will put on the new man. To put on the new man, one must be in Christ, which can only be accomplished in baptism (2 Corinthians 5:17; Galatians 3:26-27). In place of pursuing lusts, the new man lives in accord with God's will and strives to keep himself pure (4:24).

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