Designation By Resurrection
DESIGNATION BY RESURRECTION
In Romans 1:1 Paul says that he was "sepa rated to the gospel of God," and then he goes on to say that the gospel of God concerns God's Son, Jesus Christ our Lord (1:3). This indicates that the gospel of God is a gospel of sonship. The goal of this gospel is to transform sinners into sons of God for the formation of the Body of Christ.
THE PROCESS OF RESURRECTION
As we consider this matter of sonship, cer tain important words command our attention: designation, resurrection, sanctification, trans formation, conformation, glorification, and man ifestation. We are being designated sons of God through the process of resurrection. In this proc ess a number of steps are involved. These steps include sanctification, transformation, confor mation, and glorification. This glorification will also be the manifestation. Today people may not realize that we are Christians. But on the day of our glorification, no one will need to ask us