Hermes/Hermeticism: New Creation

2 Corinthians 5:17 states that, “…anyone who is in Christ is a new creation, the old is gone and the new has come.” Looking at it through a spiritual perspective, this is what Hermeticism emphasizes. One of the things that this myth emphasizes is that we as individuals “can command the supernatural forces and share in the Cosmic spirit.” As new creations in Christ, Jesus gives us the same Holy Spirit that lived in Him to do the works that he did on his time on this earth. We ‘command the supernatural forces’ by casting out demons and all other un-holy supernatural things on this earth. We are able to ‘share in the Cosmic spirit’ by empowering and filling one another with the Holy Spirit and sharing all the good things that come with being filled with it. The myth of Hermeticism also believes that, “man is an agent of change, a rational-spiritual force capable to change the course of nature.”  As new creations in Christ we are constantly changing and growing (agents of change). Because of the Holy Spirit inside of us, we are able to gain more revelation and knowledge of who Christ is and what He did for us. Romans 12:2 says that we are transformed by the renewing of our minds. According to the Webster dictionary, to renew means to make new, fresh, or strong again; to begin again with more force or enthusiasm. As we are renewing our minds, we are changing our thinking to how God thinks. We are seeing things the way God sees them which is one of the great benefits of being a new creation. His ‘newness’ is not just for our spirit, it is for our whole self, including our physical body and mind. As our minds change and are renewed and refreshed to God’s ways, so is everything and everyone else around us. Our ‘newness’ is so powerful that we are actually capable of changing someone’s destiny (rational-spiritual force capable to change the course of nature). When we are filled with the Holy Spirit we are empowered to do the same things that Jesus did, one of them being leading his lost children back to Him and saving them from the curse of sin and death. As we speak truth to those who are lost and begin to disciple them, we have changed the course of their lives. Because of the first Adam we were born into the category of The Fall, but since we are redeemed from the cross and are now new creations in Christ, we have the power to change lives and share the good news with others. By sharing the gospel we literally change lives. Hermeticism is a reminder that God has empowered his children with the same Holy Spirit that lived in Jesus because we are living under the new covenant. As new creations in Christ, We are called to do even greater things than Jesus did (John 14:12) and be a mighty spiritual force of change to the brokenness of this world.