# he is a new creation Paul speaks of the person who believes in Christ as if God had created a new person. AT: "he is a new person" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]]) # The old things have passed away Here "the old things" refers to the things that characterized a person before they trusted in Christ. # See The word "See" here alerts us to pay attention to the surprising information that follows.