So then, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; what is old has passed away – look, what is new has come! And all these things are from God who reconciled us to himself through Christ...1Corinthians 5:17-18
You are who you are as soon as you are born. Yes, you are born an infant and have to go through stages such as adolescence to become mature but you are who you are the moment you are born.
The same thing is true when you surrender to Christ and are "Born Again". God say's you are a new creation the moment you are born again. You don't have to earn salvation over time by being good. By God's grace through Jesus sacrifice you are who you are the moment you are born. And just like the body, the spirit too is born as an infant and has to go through stages to mature. Obedience is a sign you truly belong to God and are maturing but good deeds cannot save you. So never let the enemy deceive you. If you are in Christ you are a new creation the moment you are born again not by good deeds. And that's worth praising the name of Jesus and worshipping in spirit and in truth by offering our bodies as a living sacrifice not towards salvation but out of a heart surrendered to the only one capable of saving us, Jesus Christ.
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