Power Moment Wednesday New wineskins can stretch to accommodate the increased volume. But old wineskins are unable to stretch. Therefore, they rupture, and the new wine is spilled.Well, Becoming a new person in this sinful world fits the descriptions of wineskins. When a person becomes a Christian, he or she is a new and different person. Over time, the new Christian grows and progresses in godly character. He or she is not the same person anymore, but is a new creation. He or she lives differently and thinks differently than before.”Paul wrote about this to the Christians in Corinth. “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).FACT: Don’t be confused by a SPIRITUAL EMOTION EXPERIENCE, but CONVERTED Christian is to be a new person. He or she lives & moves differently and thinks differently and can be compared to new wine in a new wineskin.Paul also wrote about this in his letter to the Romans:“Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life” (Romans 6:4).FACT:An inner change is required by people who consider themselves Christian and may even attend worship, but lack the help of the Holy Spirit that is necessary. FACT: A person attempting to live as a Christian without undergoing the inner change needed will not be fully successful. Those who try on their own to alter their physical actions and behave in what they believe is a Christian manner cannot truly live the Christian life.FACT:There must be a change in the inner self. It is a spiritual change. For example, the Christian understands that sexual lust outside of marriage is like physical adultery. He or she understands that whoever hates another person is spiritually a murderer. God’s way, His law, is now being written in the person’s heart.Visit New Breed Fellowship Church (People) at www.Newbreedfellowship.church for more… Bishop Autie R Hines II, Pastor
