true knowledge in Christ is in contrast to the false knowledge of the heretical teachers. The “renewed self” is the regenerated, sanctified self. “Renewed” speaks not of the “old Adam” gradually being transformed into something better, but rather of the new man, already existing in Christ, progressively actualized in the Christian community. The renewing is a continuing actualization, meaning that it never stops. MY OWN PERSONAL EXPERIENCE Once again, I strongly feel that one’s “in Christ” experience,
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