Our New Life

1 John 3:10-16

        The child of God will surely live righteously. First we must know who we are. In verse 2 we are told that we are sons of God. In our selves we are still the old flesh we have always been. By divine adoption, however, we are made sons of God. What a glorious privilege1 As sons we have the nature of God in us. In 2 Pet. 1:4 it is said that we have been made partakers of the divine nature. In our obedience to God we must also love one another, :10, 11.

        In our new life we must not be as Cain. Cain was of the Devil as we see in verse 12. He was a murderer according to verses 12, 15. He also hated righteousness according to verse 12. What is your attitude toward righteousness?

        We live our new life in a whole new realm. We are no longer dead in trespasses and sins :Eph. 2:1. We have been quickened by the Blessed Spirit. Thus instead we have passed from death unto life :13, 14. We no longer live in death and hatred :14, 15. We are to love as Christ loved :16. Christ's love was a love of the will. He did not love us because He found us lovely. Instead He loved us simply because He willed to do so. His love was self denying.

        Is your new life what it should be?