The New Man in Christ Jesus, Part 3

The New Man in Christ Jesus, Part 3

Preacher: Pastor Poju Oyemade

Church: Covenant Nation

Series: The New Man in Christ – His Work, Worship & Warfare

Date: 26th April, 2026

The teaching continued the series on The New Man in Christ Jesus, with emphasis on the distinction between the spirit, soul, and body, and how transformation happens in the life of a believer.

It is established that man is made up of spirit, soul, and body.

1 Thessalonians 5:23

The scripture shows the clear distinction between the spirit, soul, and body.

Hebrews 4:12

The Word of God is able to divide between soul and spirit.

The Spirit, Soul, and Body

When a person gets born again, it is the spirit of man that is recreated.

The spirit is the real man.

It is born of incorruptible seed, created in righteousness and true holiness.

However, the soul does not get born again immediately.

The soul is the seat of:

• Thoughts

• Emotions

• Decisions

• Reactions

• Behavioural patterns

This explains why a person can be genuinely born again and still struggle with anger, unforgiveness, wrong reactions, or old behavioural patterns.

The Condition of a Man’s Life Reflects His Soul

The condition of a person’s life is largely a reflection of the condition of the soul.

3 John 1:2

“I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.”

If the soul prospers, the outward life begins to prosper.

This means the great error is trying to change outward circumstances without changing the condition of the soul.

Transformation Begins with the Mind

Romans 12:2

“Be transformed by the renewing of your mind…”

True transformation does not begin from the outside.

It begins with the renewal of the mind.

The food of the soul is knowledge.

To change the condition of the soul, a believer must receive the right knowledge and process it properly.

Position vs Condition

A major distinction was made between the believer’s position in Christ and the believer’s condition in life.

• Position refers to what Christ has already done for us

• Condition refers to what is currently being expressed in our lives

Positionally, we are seated with Christ.

Conditionally, our lives may still need to reflect that reality.

The work of the Holy Spirit is to bring the soul into alignment with the believer’s position in Christ.

Why Knowledge Is Important

Paul’s prayers were often prayers for knowledge and understanding.

Ephesians 1:17–18

He prayed that the eyes of their understanding would be enlightened.

This means many problems in a believer’s life are first knowledge problems.

When a person knows what has already been given in Christ, they can begin to walk in the reality of it.

Spiritual Warfare Takes Place in the Soul

Though the believer’s spirit is seated with Christ, the battleground is often in the soul.

2 Corinthians 10:4–5

Spiritual warfare involves pulling down strongholds, casting down imaginations, and bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ.

Warfare is not always visible.

It often happens in the thoughts, imaginations, fears, and internal conversations of a person.

Reckoning What Christ Has Done

Romans 6:11

“Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.”

To reckon means to count as true what God has already done.

The believer does not become a new creation by behaving differently.

Rather, because he is already a new creation, his behaviour must now come into alignment with that truth.

Practical Application

-  Change begins when a believer starts declaring and acknowledging what is already true in Christ.

For example:

• The love of God has been shed abroad in my heart

• I walk in the love of Christ

• I forgive as Christ forgave me

• I am dead to sin and alive unto God

• My mind is renewed by the Word of God

As the soul is renewed, the outward life begins to change.

Key Takeaways

• The spirit is born again, but the soul must be renewed

• Behaviour is largely shaped by the condition of the soul

• The believer’s position in Christ is eternal

• The believer’s condition can change as the soul is renewed

• True transformation begins with knowledge

• Spiritual warfare takes place in the thoughts and imaginations

• The Christian life is learning to walk in the reality of what Christ has already done

Closing Thought

Christianity does not begin with trying harder.

It begins with knowing what Christ has already done, renewing the mind with that truth, and allowing the inward reality to shape the outward life.

The New Man in Christ Is Jesus (Part 2)

The Covenant Nation

Preacher: Pastor Poju Oyemade

Series: The New Man in Christ – His Work, Worship & Warfare

Message Title: The New Man in Christ Is Jesus (Part 2)

Message Focus

Understanding how the new man in Christ lives and expresses himself, especially through the inward man and the soul.

Key Points

1. The Inward Man is Active

The believer is a new creation in Christ (2 Corinthians 5:17–18), and this new life exists in the inward man, not the outward body.

This new man is an entire new creation. Christianity is not instructing the old man about the new ways in Christ he should now follow. It was that the old man who once lived in that body has now been replaced by an entirely new man in Christ. 

Though the outward man may remain the same, the inward man is renewed daily (2 Corinthians 4:16).

The inward man can:

 • See

 • Hear

 • Feed on God’s Word

 • Worship

 • Engage in spiritual warfare

Spiritual life operates beyond physical senses

2. True Worship is Spiritual

Jesus taught that true worship is no longer about location but about the spirit.

As seen in John 4:23–24, the Father seeks those who worship Him in spirit and in truth.

✔️ Worship flows from the inward man, not outward activities

3. The Inward Man Must Be Clothed

Just as the body wears clothes, the inward man must also be clothed.

Scripture says to put on strength and beautiful garments (Isaiah 52:1–2), and also to put on the whole armor of God (Ephesians 6:13–17).

Spiritual clothing includes:

 • Strength

 • Righteousness

 • Faith

 • Salvation

4. What You Wear Inwardly Matters

A person may have riches but not express them because of what they are wearing outwardly.

In the same way, believers may have riches in Christ but fail to manifest them because they are not wearing the right spiritual garments.

Life responds to what is worn internally

5. Man is Spirit, Soul, and Body

Man is a tripartite being — spirit, soul, and body (1 Thessalonians 5:23).

 • The spirit is recreated instantly

 • The body remains the same

 • The soul is where transformation happens

✔️ The soul is the key area of development

6. The Soul is the Battlefield

Transformation happens in the soul through the renewal of the mind.

As stated in Romans 12:2, believers are transformed by renewing their minds.

The battle is not in the spirit, but in the mind (soul)

7. Putting On the New Man

Believers are instructed to put on the Lord Jesus Christ (Romans 13:14).

This “putting on” happens in the soul, where what exists in the spirit is expressed.

You wear outwardly what you have inwardly

8. Grave Clothes (Old Patterns)

When Lazarus came out of the grave, he was alive but still bound (John 11:43–44).

This represents believers who are:

 • Spiritually alive

 • But still bound by old thinking and habits

Instruction: Loose him and let him go

9. Renewal of the Mind

The Word of God must be received to bring change in the soul.

As seen in James 1:21, the engrafted Word is able to save the soul.

Strongholds in the soul include:

 • Fear

 • Inferiority

 • Wrong identity

 • Negative patterns

10. The Role of Words

With the heart man believes, and with the mouth confession is made (Romans 10:10).

Words:

 • Shape the soul

 • Reinforce identity

 • Write new patterns

The tongue is a tool for transformation

11. Salvation of the Soul

While the spirit is saved instantly, the soul is saved progressively.

1 Peter 1:9 shows that believers receive the salvation of their souls.

This happens through:

 • The Word

 • Confession

 • Renewed thinking

12. Standing in Freedom

Believers are already free in Christ and must stand in that reality.

Freedom is not something to be achieved later but something to be lived now.

Not: “I will be free”

But: “I am free in Christ”

13. Removing Grave Clothes

There are two primary ways:

 1. Through the Word of God (renewal and confession)

 2. Through the ministry of the Spirit

Core Insight

The spirit is already perfected in Christ.

The believer’s responsibility is to renew the soul so that the life of Christ can be expressed.

Summary

 • The inward man is the real you

 • The soul must be renewed

 • Spiritual realities must be put on

 • Words and the Word transform the soul

 • The believer must live from their identity in Christ.

Independent Christian Small Group

Hello everyone,

My name is Jenyo James Adebayo. I am married to Oseyemi Eunice Jenyo. By God's mercy and His will, I was able to start an online independent Christian small group in 2014. Due to the challenge of online hackers, I created another one in 2021. These small groups were formally called God's General Outreach Ministries and were later renamed Davidic Warriors 1 and 2, respectively. In 2021, a close-knit independent Christian small group was formed for God's servants who are used by God in our small groups. With God's help, we observed a trend of engagement and marriages among our group of friends. My wife and I recognized the need for the kind of knowledge about marriage that we are gaining from our church, Covenant Nation Global, and Ikorodu. Consequently, we decided to create an independent believer’s small group called Couples Corner Worship in 2024, which was a closed small group.

The purpose of Davidic Warriors 1 and 2 independent Believers' small groups is:

- Prayer meeting: We meet online to pray for ourselves, the church of Christ, and our nation Nigeria.

- Word meeting: We share a daily devotional, God's servants' messages, and short clips. We shared an event about the Word Conference and meetings. We shared the inspired word God gave us with our small group. We share biblical principles.

- Share knowledge, skills, and attitudes about ministering through word, prayer, and music.

The purpose of Couples Corner Worship's independent Believers' small groups is:

- It is an association of friends who are married, believers. Seeking God's help, knowledge, and wisdom to handle the institution of marriage.

- Share knowledge, information, skills, and attitudes about marriage through word, prayer, and drama clips.

- Prayer meeting: We meet online to pray for ourselves.

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The New Man in Christ – His Work, Worship & Warfare by Pastor Poju Oyemade

Preacher: Pastor Poju Oyemade

Series: The New Man in Christ – His Work, Worship & Warfare

Date: 12th April, 2026

Strong foundation on the New Man in Christ Jesus, focusing on understanding the believer from a New Testament perspective.

2 Corinthians 5:17:

“Therefore, if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.”

The emphasis was that the believer is not an improved version of the old self, but an entirely new creation, a new order of being that did not previously exist.

“All that is related to the old order has vanished. Behold, everything is fresh and new.” 

The Old Man vs The New Man

The teaching established that the New Testament speaks of two identities:

• The Old Man – corrupt, shaped by sin, rooted in Adam

• The New Man – created after God, in righteousness and true holiness, renewed in knowledge after Christ

Ephesians 4:22–24

Colossians 3:9–10

Salvation is not just forgiveness, it is a change of identity.

The Inward Man vs The Outward Man

A key distinction was also made between:

• The Outward Man – the physical body and external life

• The Inward Man – the hidden man of the heart

2 Corinthians 4:16

1 Peter 3:4

The teaching emphasized that Christianity focuses primarily on the inward man, not outward appearance.

• Outward: appearance, clothing, physical expression

• Inward: character, spirit, righteousness, peace, and joy

Romans 14:17

The Importance of the Inward Man

The inward man is where:

• God works

• Faith operates

• Transformation begins

Philippians 2:13

It was clearly stated that God works from the inside out.

The inward man, once strengthened and developed, determines the outcome of the outward life.

True strength in the believer is not outward, but inward.

What Happens at Salvation

At salvation:

• The inward man is recreated

• The old man is replaced with the new man

• The outward man remains the same, but must now be brought under control

The Christian life is the development and expression of the inward man.

Adam vs Christ – Two Orders of Humanity

 1 Corinthians 15:45–47

• Adam – the first man, earthly, through whom sin and death came

• Jesus Christ (the Last Adam) – the life-giving Spirit, who brought redemption

Through Christ:

• The Adamic race came to an end at the cross

• A new race of men came into existence

1 Peter 1:23

“Born again… of incorruptible seed…”

Third thought communicated is that man is a tripate being. He is a spirit, has a soul and lives in a body.

The soul is the place of expression. The soul doesn't change when you get born-again. It has spent years expressing the life of the old man and has been conditioned and programmed to do that.

Now that the new man exists the soul must learn the laws of this new life.

God seeks to re programme the soul to conform to our new nature in Christ.

Key Takeaways

• The believer is a new creation, not a modified old self

• Christianity is about identity, not behavior adjustment

• The inward man is the focus of God’s work

• True growth is the renewal and strengthening of the inward man

• The outward life is a reflection of the inward condition

Closing Thought

The believer’s journey is to understand who he has become in Christ, develop the inward man, and allow that life to be expressed in daily living.

Christ The Lamb of God

There is a lovely painting by seventeenth-century Spanish artist Francisco de Zurbarán that never fails to move me. Called “Agnus Dei”—meaning Lamb of God in Latin—this painting depicts a spotless white lamb, with all four legs tied together, calmly awaiting its death. 

Christ the Lamb of God is one of the most profound titles given to Jesus in the Bible. It portrays Him as the perfect, innocent sacrifice provided by God Himself to take away the sins of humanity, fulfilling the Old Testament sacrificial system and prophecies.

The Old Testament Foundations

The imagery of the lamb as a sacrifice runs throughout the Old Testament, pointing forward to the coming Messiah.

- In the story of Abraham and Isaac, God provides a substitute: “Abraham said, ‘God will provide for himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son’” (Genesis 22:8, ESV). This foreshadows God providing His own Son as the ultimate sacrifice.

- The Passover lamb in Exodus is a powerful type of Christ. God instructed the Israelites in Egypt to sacrifice a spotless lamb and apply its blood to their doorposts so that the angel of death would “pass over” their homes (Exodus 12:3-13). The lamb had to be “without blemish, a male of the first year” (Exodus 12:5). This deliverance from physical death through the blood of the lamb pictures redemption from spiritual death through Christ’s blood.

- The daily temple sacrifices involved lambs offered morning and evening for the sins of the people (Exodus 29:38-42), serving as ongoing reminders that sin requires atonement.

- The prophet Isaiah vividly describes the suffering Servant (the Messiah) in lamb-like terms: “He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth; like a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and like a sheep that before its shearers is silent, so he opened not his mouth” (Isaiah 53:7, ESV). Isaiah 53 further explains that this Servant would bear our iniquities: “But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed... the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all” (Isaiah 53:5-6, ESV).

These Old Testament elements established a pattern: a spotless lamb, substitutionary death, blood applied for protection, and atonement for sin—all pointing to a greater fulfillment.

The New Testament Fulfillment in Jesus Christ.

John the Baptist dramatically identified Jesus with this title at the beginning of His public ministry. The next day after baptizing Jesus, John saw Him coming and declared:

> “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!” (John 1:29, ESV)

The following day, he repeated: “Behold, the Lamb of God!” (John 1:36, ESV).

This declaration carries deep meaning. Jesus is not just any lamb—He is *the* Lamb *of God*, provided by the Father. Unlike the repeated animal sacrifices that could never fully remove sin (Hebrews 10:4), Jesus’ sacrifice is once-for-all and perfect. He “takes away” sin entirely, offering forgiveness and reconciliation with God to the whole world (1 John 2:2; John 3:16).

The Apostle Peter emphasizes the spotless nature of this Lamb:

> “...but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or spot.” (1 Peter 1:19, ESV)

He connects this to our redemption: we were not bought with perishable things like silver or gold, but with Christ’s blood (1 Peter 1:18-20).

Paul explicitly calls Jesus “our Passover lamb”:

> “For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.” (1 Corinthians 5:7, ESV)

Jesus’ crucifixion occurred during Passover, at the very time the Passover lambs were being slain in the temple. Not one of His bones was broken (John 19:36), fulfilling the Passover requirement (Exodus 12:46). His death provides deliverance from the bondage of sin and death, just as the original Passover brought freedom from Egypt.

In the book of Revelation, the risen and exalted Christ appears repeatedly as the Lamb—worthy of worship because He was slain and has redeemed people from every tribe, language, people, and nation:

> “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing!” (Revelation 5:12, ESV)

The Lamb is central to heaven’s throne room (Revelation 5:6), and believers overcome by “the blood of the Lamb” (Revelation 12:11). Revelation even refers to “the book of life of the Lamb who was slain” from the foundation of the world (Revelation 13:8).

The Meaning for Us Today.

Jesus as the Lamb of God means that salvation is not earned by our works or repeated rituals, but received by faith in His finished work on the cross. His innocent blood was shed in our place, satisfying God’s justice while demonstrating His love (Romans 5:8). Through Him, sins are forgiven, guilt is removed, and eternal life is offered.

Just as the blood on the doorposts protected the Israelites, faith in the blood of the Lamb covers us from judgment. He is both the suffering Servant who died silently and the victorious Lamb who lives forever.

This title invites us to “behold” Him—to look upon Jesus with faith, gratitude, and worship. As the hymn *Agnus Dei* echoes through centuries of Christian liturgy: “Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world, have mercy on us.”

In summary, from Genesis to Revelation, the Bible reveals Jesus Christ as the Lamb of God—the perfect, once-for-all sacrifice who takes away the sin of the world. Trusting in Him brings true freedom, peace with God, and the hope of resurrection.