Being Transformed
Jesus began and enables the transformation of man into the image of God.
2 Corinthians 3:17-18 ESV
Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.
The Lord is the Spirit, just as the Lord is the Father, just as the Lord is the Son.
The light of the Lord is shining directly on our faces. He has chosen not only to reveal Himself, but to reveal Himself in us. We are being transformed into His image. We have been raised from the glory of man and into the glory of a son of God. Mortal man is given the freedom of immortality. We are no longer confined to the fleeting life of an earth bound creature, but have entered the everlasting life of Christ.
Any other image created for worship by the hand of man is an affront to the will and purpose of God. God has provided the only image worthy of worship. That is in the life of Christ Jesus. As we enter the body of Christ, we begin our own wilderness journey which will end with our own resurrection from the grave of mortal flesh.
We are given life in a body and soul when we are born on this earth. Jesus received the same when He entered our flesh. He received the Holy Spirit after His baptism in the same way we receive the Spirit after ours. He fulfills all righteousness. His righteousness becomes ours as we are transformed into His image.
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