2nd 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.
At this juncture it’s important for us to be reminded that the plan of salvation was not founded on shaky ground, it was founded on The Rock, even the man Christ Jesus, who ever lives to make intercession for those who are, and aren’t converted just yet.
Thus, in order for us to better understand what The Lord meant by His statement to Peter, we only have to observe Peter’s behavioral patterns, before and after his conversion, and when we do this, we will be better able to know where we stand currently, as it pertains to our own conversion.
Very many years ago before migrating to the United States we had to convert all our Trinidadian money into U.S currency and thus, when we took our funds to the bank in Trinidad for exchange, they took our cash and converted it into greenbacks, and thus, in the process we entirely gave up the old for the new.
Ephesians 4:21 If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus. 22 That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts. 23 And be renewed in the spirit of your mind.
May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!