Starting a new year doesn't automatically make you a new person. But God does promise that when we give our hearts over to him in faith, we can...
Be purified from our sins (1 John 1:7)
Be Transformed (Romans 12:2, 2 Corinthians 3:18)
Be made new (Ephesians 4:23)
Put off our old self (Ephesians 4:22)
Put on a new self (Ephesians 4:24)
Live as a new creation (2 Corinthians 5:17)
Receive a new, purified heart (Psalm 51:10, Ezekiel 36:26)
Live a new life (Romans 6:4)