and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
Put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness. (This is written to born-again Christians.)
First John 3:2 says, “Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is.”
What we will be has not yet fully appeared. He is appearing in us, but too much fleshly nature is still there, so it’s hard to see. We do see Him somewhat. As we see Him, we become like Him.
There are many speculative theologies and theories about how this will happen. We don’t understand all about this transformation, but you know what you must do. You must listen to God’s leading and yield yourself to His Spirit. It’s that simple. The future is glorious.
Ephesians 4:22-24 says, “You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.”
This passage speaks of putting on a new self, which is made to be like God in righteousness, echoing transformation into Christ’s likeness. We will ultimately be transformed to be like Jesus in His glory.
“Who, by the power that enables Him to bring everything under His control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like His glorious body.” (Philippians 3:21)
Colossians 3:9-10 says, “Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.”
This shows the process of renewal and transformation into the image of Christ as we grow in knowledge.
And 1 Corinthians 15:49 says, “And just as we have borne the image of the earthly man, so shall we bear the image of the heavenly man.” What a promise!
Ask God to answer these questions:
What does it mean to be a “child of God”?
How will we be like Jesus when He appears?
Why can’t we fully see what we will become yet or that what we will become isn’t fulfilled yet?
What does it mean that Jesus is appearing in us?
How do we “put off our old self” and “put on the new self”?
Bonus questions:
What does it mean to be “renewed in knowledge” in the image of God?
How does listening to God help us become like Jesus?
What does it mean that our bodies will be like Jesus’ “glorious body”?
Why does the Bible say we will “bear the image of the heavenly man”?
What can I do now to grow into the person God wants me to be?
Learn to stand in God’s presence and hear His voice. Then teach others to do the same.
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