Section 9
His resurrection. We all are presently in the proc ess of being designated sons of God by means of resurrection.
FOUR ASPECTS OF RESURRECTION
In this process of resurrection there are four aspects: sanctification, transformation, confor mation, and glorification. In Romans 6:22 Paul says, "But now, having been freed from sin and having been enslaved to God, you have your fruit unto sanctification, and the end eternal life." Sanc tification, the process of being made holy, brings us into the enjoyment of eternal life. Thus, the end, the issue, of sanctification is eternal life.
In Romans 12:2 Paul speaks of transforma tion, saying that we should not be conformed to this age, but that we should be transformed by the renewing of the mind. In Romans 8:29 Paul speaks of conformation, and in the next verse, of glorification. Our future glorification will be the ultimate step of resurrection; it is resurrection as applied to the body. Because our bodies are still subject to death, we are sometimes weak and even physically ill. Thus, we need the re demption of our bodies; we need resurrection applied to our bodies. As those who are in the process of resurrection, we have as the last step of