2 Corinthians 5:17 - Conditional new creation?
Does 2 Corinthians 5:17 have conditions?
2 Corinthians 5:17: "So-then IF anyone (is) IN CHRIST, (he is a) new creation. The old (things) passed-away; behold, new (things) have-come-into-being."
Conditions:
One is a "NEW CREATION" (2 Corinthians 5:17) on the condition that one is "IN CHRIST" (2 Corinthians 5:17). Indeed, the conditional particle "IF" is used in the following verse: "IF anyone (is) IN CHRIST, (he is a) NEW CREATION" (2 Corinthians 5:17).
To be "IN CHRIST" would be conditional. Paul wrote, using the conditional particle "IF": "IF anyone (is) IN CHRIST" (2 Corinthians 5:17).
Someone "IN CHRIST" can end up being TAKEN AWAY by the Father from being "IN CHRIST", as Christ said: "I am the grapevine, YOU (ARE) THE BRANCHES" (John 15:5), "My Father is the land-worker. Every BRANCH IN ME not bearing fruit — HE-TAKES IT AWAY" (John 15:1-2).
What if someone met the conditions to be a "new creation" (2 Corinthians 5:17) in the past but not anymore?
It is written: "if anyone (is) in Christ, (he is a) new creation. The old (things) passed-away; behold, new (things) HAVE-COME-INTO-BEING" (2 Corinthians 5:17). The Greek word for "HAVE-COME-INTO-BEING" is in the Perfect Active Indicative, which means an action viewed as having been completed in the past, yet having results occurring in the present. The results occurring in the present would not happen anymore if the person would not meet the required conditions anymore. Thus the "new (things)" (2 Corinthians 5:17) occurring in the present would not happen anymore if the person would not meet the required conditions anymore to be a "new creation" (2 Corinthians 5:17).
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