Article June 14, 2021 Issue

Don’t let the “old man” in

Because we are the image of God, Spirit, our true nature is actually like God—spiritual, eternal, and ageless.

Christine Hurley Pappas

As a noted filmmaker, still working in his ninth decade, was being interviewed about current and upcoming projects, he mentioned a conversation he’d had with a friend regarding what was “the secret in life.” His answer was simply, “Never let the old man in.”

This reminds me of counsel from the Bible’s book of Colossians: “Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds; and have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him” (3:9, 10).

The Bible also tells us that man is created in God’s image and likeness (see Genesis 1:26, 27). Because we are the image of God, Spirit, our true nature is actually like God—spiritual, eternal, and ageless. Therefore, we can put off, or reject, signs of aging as suggestions, not facts.

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