You can see again in this section the relationship between the indicative and the imperative that we noticed earlier on. “Do not lie to one another [imperative], seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices and have put on the new self [indicative]. As Christians, we have already put off the old self (our life before Christ and our way of life before Christ) and we have already put on the new self (our new life in Christ now). And we are continually being renewed in knowledge after the image of our creator.
The ESV Study Bible note is helpful here: “A qualitative change of identity has already occurred in the lives of believers. It now only remains for them to bring their behavior into line with their new identity.” In this letter God graciously reveals to us our identity in Christ and then unfolds for us what our new life in Him should look like.
3:12-15 tomorrow.
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