The Consummation Of Transformation
THE CONSUMMATION OF TRANSFORMATION
Sanctification in Romans refers not merely to a change of position, but to a change of dis position. It involves a change in shape that is the result of an inward change in life. This indicates that conformation, the change in shape, is related to growth and transformation. A carnation plant illustrates this also. As a carnation grows and is transformed, it is shaped into a particular form. By growth, it is changed from one form into another. This change continues until the plant blossoms. The blossoming is the consummation of transformation.
SHAPED INTO THE LIFE-FORM
To be transformed is to be shaped into the life-form by the life-power with the life-essence. Suppose in your garden two kinds of plants are growing, a carnation and a lily. As these flowers grow, the carnation will take on one form, and the lily will take on another form. Each is shaped by the life-power with the life-essence within it.
Every life has its own form. For example, a dog has one form and a chicken has another. The growth of a certain life brings in the full form of