A New Motor
IllustrationAnalogy★★★★YOU’RE like an old car that has had a new motor placed inside. When you look at the vehicle, it looks like the same old car. But there is a new life source within it, a new motor. When you have a new motor you don’t need to be concerned about changing spark plugs or connecting wires. All you have to do is understand you have a whole new motor. Many of us are trying to live our Christian lives by changing spark plugs on Monday, checking connections on Tuesday, changing wires on Wednesday, working on the gas line on Friday, and replacing the belt on Saturday. But all of the work was taken care of when you got the new motor.
The point
A Christian is like an old car with a new motor installed; the outward appearance hasn't changed but the interior power source is entirely new—no need to constantly "fix" yourself when you have a new nature.