So if any one [be] in Christ, [there is] a new creation; the old things have passed away; behold all things have become new
Commentary for this Verse
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The commentary draws from five writers — W. Kelly, J. N. Darby, F. B. Hole (two works), J. E. Batten, and the Christian Friend magazine — organized around the four clauses of the verse:
1. "If any man be in Christ" — an objective position, not a subjective attainment; true of every believer
2. "New creation" (not merely "a new creature") — an entirely new order of things, of which Christ risen is the Head; introduced not to meet a need in us but to satisfy the heart of God
3. "Old things are passed away" — the whole order of man in Adam, under law, known "after the flesh," morally judged and ended at the cross
4. "All things are become new" — a declaration of faith, not a report of introspection; faith measures according to Christ, not experience