Heirs Conformed For Glorification Many Brothers Of The Firstborn
HEIRS CONFORMED FOR
GLORIFICATION
MANY BROTHERS OF THE FIRSTBORN
Christ is God's firstborn Son, and the believ ers are the many sons of God (Heb. 2:10). As God's firstborn Son, Christ is the model, exam ple, pattern, and prototype for all His brothers, the many sons of God, who will be conformed to His image. This conformation is for the com ing glorification. We should not expect to be glorified without first growing in life and being conformed to the image of God's Son.
We may use the illustration of a carnation seed. The seed is sown into the ground and sprouts; this is regeneration. Then the carnation grows; this is the growth in life, the stage of transformation. Eventually the carnation plant grows to the point of blossoming; this is transfiguration and glorifi cation. The stage of blossoming of the carnation plant is the stage of its glorification. If you do not grow in life, yet await the time of blossom ing, the time of glorification, you are a dreamer.
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