IN CHRIST ALONE MY HOPE IS FOUND
IN CHRIST ALONE MY HOPE IS FOUND Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:17 (KJV) “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.” Short Quote “In Christ alone my hope is found.” INTRODUCTION 2 Corinthians 5:17 is one of the clearest declarations in Scripture concerning the transforming power of salvation through Jesus Christ. It does not merely tell us that a person who comes to Christ becomes a better version of his former self. It declares something far deeper: **he becomes a new creature.** The Christian life is therefore not fundamentally about repairing an old identity. It is about receiving a new identity in Christ. When a person genuinely comes to Christ, God begins a spiritual transformation that affects his relationship with sin, his understanding of himself, his relationship with God, his purpose in life, and his hope for eternity. Paul's declaration begins with the words, **“Therefore if any man be in Ch...
