2 Corinthians 5:17
Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come!
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12 songs meet this passage
What I've Done · LINKIN PARK
resonates with 2 Corinthians 5:17
The desire for a fresh start echoes the promise of new creation, though the song locates the power to change in the self rather than in Christ.
“That grace could never change”
Fear Is a Liar · Zach Williams
resonates with 2 Corinthians 5:17
Affirms that in Christ a person is made new, refuting the lie that grace cannot reach someone.
Redeemed · Big Daddy Weave
resonates with 2 Corinthians 5:17
The new creation language directly parallels the song's claim of no longer being who he used to be.
“Turning old things new, grey skies blue”
GOOD DAY · Forrest Frank
resonates with 2 Corinthians 5:17
Reflects the idea of renewal and transformation found in being made new in Christ.
“my life was black and white, but she's the painter”
The Painter · Cody Johnson
resonates with 2 Corinthians 5:17
The language of an old, colorless life transformed into something new echoes the pattern of renewal, even though here it's credited to a person rather than God.
“Vienen milagros, vienen crisálidas”
Dos Oruguitas · Sebastián Yatra
resonates with 2 Corinthians 5:17
The chrysalis image mirrors the idea of becoming a new creation, transformed rather than merely changed on the surface.
A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme) [Soundtrack Version] · Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle
resonates with 2 Corinthians 5:17
The sense of transformation and newness of perspective faintly echoes the language of being made new, even though the song's 'new world' is romantic rather than spiritual.
“All at once everything looks different”
I See the Light · Mandy Moore & Zachary Levi
resonates with 2 Corinthians 5:17
The sense of the world being wholly renewed through a transformative encounter reflects the biblical idea of becoming a new creation.
“Leave the same old chaos behind me”
Cosmic Warrior · Kid Cudi
resonates with 2 Corinthians 5:17
The desire to shed an old chaotic self and become new echoes the transformation Paul describes, though here the change is self-authored.
“The old me is dead and gone, dead and gone”
Dead and Gone (feat. Justin Timberlake) · T.I.
resonates with 2 Corinthians 5:17
The refrain's language of an old self dying and a new one emerging mirrors this verse's picture of transformation, even without naming God as the source.
“Gotta make it right before you left”
24 · Kanye West
resonates with 2 Corinthians 5:17
The 'new me over the old me' line reflects the longing for genuine transformation, not mere behavior change.
“Help me believe it's not the real me”
Animal I Have Become · Three Days Grace
resonates with 2 Corinthians 5:17
The hope that the 'animal' isn't his true self resonates with the promise of a new identity in Christ, even though the song never names where that renewal comes from.
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