Conformed to the image of His Son.

John Farley
Pastor-Teacher
Sunday,
July 15, 2018

Conformed to the image of God’s Son

COL 1:18-20

All the attributes and activities of God are found in Christ in all their perfection.

EPH 1:22-23

Christ is the fullness of God.

The church is the fullness of Christ.

What is the essence of who God is?

Just
Righteous
Sovereign
Omnipotent (all-powerful)
Omniscient (all-knowing)

Omnipresent ( present everywhere)
Love (“God is love”)
Immutable (never changes)

Truth ( I am the Way, and the Truth, ….)
Eternal Life (….and the Life)

In Christ, in the Head, we have access to the human likeness of the attributes of God.

GEN 1:26
Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness

ROM 8:29-30

We clearly are not now and never will be
all-powerful, or omnipresent, or even
all-knowing.

We have the power of the Spirit available to us.

COL 1:9-12

We can attain knowledge, even the knowledge of the Son of God.

We will not be immutable - but we can become steadfast, holding onto the Head.

We cannot say that we are the resurrection and the life - only Christ is that …

…but we have been given eternal life in Christ.

ROM 6:23

We will not always be all-loving, but we can walk in love.

EPH 4:32 - EPH 5:1-2

We cannot BE God… but we can be imitators of God.

2CO 3:17-18

We can behold His glory, and as we do so, we are being transformed into that same image.

COL 1:19-20

EPH 1:8-10

 

 

Spiritual Gifts

Speaking:
Pastor-Teacher
evangelist
teaching
exhortation

Serving:
helps
service
leadership
mercy
giving

 

1PE 4:8-11

EPH 4:11-12

Speaking gifts are gifts to the congregation to equip us for the work of service.

ROM 12:4-13

Exercise your gift! That means - USE IT!

 

 

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