
Genesis 1:27
So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.
Colossians 1:15
Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation
Romans 8:29
For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters.
The Redesigned Recap
What We are Being Transformed Into:
Romans 8:29
29 For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters.- We are being made more like
Just as Jesus was the one and only begotten Son of God, relationship with Him is transforming us to into the
Galatians 3:26 “So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith
1 John 3:1: “See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!”
John 1:12-13 “Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in [Jesus’] name, he gave the right to become children of God—children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.”
Romans 8:14-17 “For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God. The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by him we cry, ‘Abba, Father.’ The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ,
This transformation to be more like Jesus happens in 2 ways…
In our
- Philippians 2:5 Have this same attitude in yourselves which was in Christ Jesus
- 1 John 2:6 Those who say they live in God should live their lives as Jesus did.
- 1 Peter 2:21 For God called you to do good, even if it means suffering, just as Christ suffered for you. He is your example, and you must follow in his steps.
- Colossians 3:10 Put on your new nature, and be renewed according to the image of your creator as you learn to know and become like him.
In our
Philippians 3:10 I want to know Christ and experience the mighty power that raised him from the dead. I want to suffer with him, sharing in his death, 11 so that one way or another I will experience the resurrection from the dead!
Ephesians 1:3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.
Romans 8:17 Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.
Galatians 3:29 If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.
When God transforms us to be like Jesus, He has much bigger
When God made People, He made us like Him.
Genesis 1:27 So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.
Mankind still bears the
James 3:9 With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings, who have been made in God’s image.
- Because of this, all mankind is precious to God, and has value, and therefore should be treated
- Because of this, all mankind is precious to God, and has value, and therefore should be treated
However, it’s also true that when mankind sinned, something about the image of God in us became
Romans 5:12 When Adam sinned, sin entered the world. Adam’s sin brought death, so death spread to everyone, for everyone sinned.
The good state God created all things in was radically and negatively broken by
Because the image of God in us was marred, mankind didn’t just need forgiveness for sin, we needed the sinful nature in us to be
The good news of the gospel is not simply that we are forgiven and saved from sin, but that Jesus restores the broken
Colossians 1:15 Christ is the image of the invisible God.
Romans 8:29 For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters.
Colossians 3:10 Put on your new nature, and be renewed according to the image of your creator as you learn to know and become like him.
2 Corinthians 3:18 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.
Paul uses the same Greek word (eikon) that the Septuagint (the Greek translation of the Old Testament) uses in Genesis 1:26-27.
Jesus is the
- 1 Cor 15:45 The Scriptures tell us, “The first man, Adam, became a living person.” But the last Adam—that is, Christ—is a life-giving Spirit. 46 What comes first is the natural body, then the spiritual body comes later. 47 Adam, the first man, was made from the dust of the earth, while Christ, the second man, came from heaven. 48 Earthly people are like the earthly man, and heavenly people are like the heavenly man. 49 And as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly Man.
The image of God is being
- Eph 4:24 and to put on the new self, created in God’s image in true righteousness and holiness.
Jesus uses the restored image of God in us to
This is why Jesus said:
“I Am the
and then also told His disciples
“you are theColossians 1:20 and through him God reconciled everything to himself. He made peace with everything in heaven and on earth by means of Christ’s blood on the cross.
Ephesians 1:10 And this is the plan: At the right time he will bring everything together under the authority of Christ—everything in heaven and on earth.
Romans 8:19 For the creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed. 20 For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope 21 that the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the freedom and glory of the children of God. 22 We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. 23 Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption to sonship, the redemption of our bodies.
Mark 16:15 Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.
Ephesians 3:9 I was chosen to explain to everyone this mysterious plan that God, the Creator of all things, had kept secret from the beginning. 10 God’s purpose in all this was to use the church to display his wisdom in its rich variety to all the unseen rulers and authorities in the heavenly places. 11 This was his eternal plan, which he carried out through Christ Jesus our Lord.
1 Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. 10 Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God;once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
Philippians 2:15 says that the Children of God shine like bright lights in a world full of crooked and perverse people.
Jesus taught us to pray in Matthew 6:10 - your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
Is. 11:6-9 speaks of a time when because of the messiah (Jesus) restoring the design of creation, predators, like lions and wolves and leopards, will lay down next baby goats, calves, lambs, and they won’t hunt them anymore, and a little child will be able to lead them all…
2 Corinthians 2:14-15 says God uses us to “spread the fragrance of the knowledge of Him everywhere! For we are the aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing”
- We are being made more like
Don’t sell short what God has done through Jesus and what it is now doing in you! He saved you, and wants relationship with you, but He is also trasnsforming you, and He wants to use you to radically impact the world around you!
- God created the Church to support and encourage you in your relationship with God, and assist you in engaging in your calling to impact the world around you by helping you discover your spiritual gifts and engage in the great commission.