A New Creation: A Double Reality

We've seen that sin has made things in the world (including us) different than they're supposed to be.  We've seen that redemption doesn't fix us or repair us but brings new life out of our death.  This Sunday, we'll see that the new creation doesn't replicate the old or even do away with the old, but we now exist in two realities: not a comfortable position, but one that's necessary if we're to know heavenly life even while we live on this earth.