Section 2
but a Body expression, a corporate expression, in many sons. John 1:18 says, "No one has ever seen God; the only begotten Son, Who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him." Although God's expression in the only begotten Son is mar velous, God still desires an expression in many sons. His intention is to make the only begotten Son the Firstborn among many brothers. Before the resurrection of Christ, God had just one Son; that is, He had an individual expression. But by means of Christ's resurrection, God now has a multitude of sons; that is, He has a corporate ex pression.
Many of us were taught that we were sinners, that God loved us, and that God sent His Son to die on the cross for our redemption. Further more, we were told that as Christians we should live for the glory of God and seek to enjoy fel lowship with Him. Then we were taught that we shall eventually be taken to heaven. Very few of us had heard about God's goal to produce many sons for His corporate expression. For eternity, God will be expressed through a corporate Body of glorified sons. This is His intention.
THE MODEL AND PATTERN
According to the book of Romans, the gospel