The Old Self and The New Self
When we are baptized (immersed in water) in the name of (by the authority of) Jesus, we are forgiven of our sins, baptized in His death, and raised up by faith to walk in newness of life. We are free from sin. But, we must learn to put off the old life which we have learned to habitually practice. We must continue to be renewed by the mercy of God through Jesus as we put off the old self, repent of our sins and pray for His mercy, put on the new self so we are transformed, changed from the inside out, by the Word of God. This is a continual lifetime process that, over time, will cause us to become Like Jesus, to His glory. We look at the process of how this happens and some examples of putting off the old and putting on the new.
