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What does the Bible say about new start?

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The Bible teaches that God graciously gives His people a new beginning through faith in Christ, renewing them by His Spirit and directing their future according to His wise purpose. In 2 Corinthians 5:17, those united to Christ are called new creations, with the old life giving way to the new. Isaiah 43:18-19 and Lamentations 3:22-24 remind believers that God is able to do new things and that His mercies are fresh each morning. Though we cannot control tomorrow, Jeremiah 29:11, Proverbs 3:5-6, and Isaiah 40:31 call us to trust the Lord, wait on Him, and follow His path. This renewal also includes putting off sin and growing in holiness, as Ephesians 4:22-24 teaches.

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  • 2 Corinthians 5:17

    Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new.

  • Isaiah 40:31

    but those who wait for Yahweh shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint.

  • Jeremiah 29:11

    For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says Yahweh, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope in your latter end.

  • Isaiah 43:18-19

    [18] Don't remember the former things, neither consider the things of old. [19] Behold, I will do a new thing; now shall it spring forth; shall you not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.

  • Ephesians 4:22-24

    [22] that you put away, as concerning your former way of life, the old man, that grows corrupt after the lusts of deceit; [23] and that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind, [24] and put on the new man, who in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of truth.

  • Lamentations 3:22-24

    [22] [It is of] Yahweh's loving kindnesses that we are not consumed, because his compassion doesn't fail. [23] They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. [24] Yahweh is my portion, says my soul; therefore will I hope in him.

  • Proverbs 3:5-6

    [5] Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, And don't lean on your own understanding. [6] In all your ways acknowledge him, And he will direct your paths.

  • 1 Peter 1:3

    Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy became our father again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

  • Isaiah 65:17

    For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; and the former things shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.

  • Ezekiel 11:19

    I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them a heart of flesh;

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