Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. (II Corinthians 5:17 ESV)
Beginning
I do not think I could be a sculptor. While in Italy, we saw a display of failed statues. The artist, I imagine, chipped away, but suddenly (imagine a wasp, or a wind gust, or a bout of drowsiness) the hammer and chisel slipped… and the statue was ruined.
You do not get to start over on that statue.
I can only think of one situation where we can start over successfully. And we celebrated it yesterday. Christ was risen. Death was not only changed into something better, it was defeated. Sinners’ lives became new.
We got to start over.
And because of the infinite nature of Christ’s death and resurrection, we get to start over again… and again… and again.
There are no other fresh starts. There are quite a few back-ups, or repairs, or practice moments.
But only Christ’s redeemed ones have true new beginnings.
Because even He did.
We are unique, we have a new beginning