Whoever is in Christ is a new creation

" So whoever is in Christ is a new creation: the old things have passed away; behold, new things have come."  (2 Corinthians  5: 17)

Who is in Christ?

• He who believes that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.
• He who is baptized in the name of the Father, Son and Spirit.
• He who is confirmed in the Holy Spirit.
• He in whose heart Jesus Christ reigns as Lord and King.
• He whose life is directed by the Holy Spirit.

Such a one is a new creation.  Anybody that meets such a one a shopping mall, stadium, gas station, school, play ground would sense that something is different about the person.

A new creature cannot be hidden just as a tiger walking down the street is perceived for what it is.   In the case of a tiger, you take cover immediately.  But the new creation in Christ attracts.  He attracts because "the old things have passed away" in him.  New things are perceived.  Holiness attracts.