becoming like Christ 3

Bible Class

TOPIC: BECOMING LIKE CHRIST 3

TEXT: Rom. 8:29

Memory Verse: 2 cor. 2:18

INTRODUCTION

                With readiness to become like Christ, it is good that we first of all define the personality of the person we want to become, every man that is worth becoming is worth something of us to define.

He is the;

Ø  Wisdom of God                                   1 Cor. 1:24

Ø  Brightness of God’s Glory                  Heb. 1:3

Ø  ‘Purger’ of sins                                     Heb. 1:3

Ø  Express image of God                        2 cor. 4:4

Ø  That Spirit                                             2 Cor. 3:17

Ø  Power of God                                       1 Cor. 1:24 4

With His personality now revealed, (those were picked to help shift our minds away a little from the conventional ones we know; son of God, Saviour, they are all correct)

                Then, ways of becoming like Christ… one very important truth to acknowledge is that, becoming like Christ is a Gradual process which includes: 

TRANSFORMATION-REORMATION-CONFORMATION, let’s take a walk along this 3-steps journey (as God has called every man, so let Him walk 1 Cor. 7:17, Col. 2:6)

TRANFORMATION

                This process is commonly referred to as SALVATION process. True but this calls then for a widening of our hearts towards this missing aspect i.e according to 2 Cor. 2:11, at transformation , a man is delivered from the camp of Satan to God’s, a level is thus attained in transformation when Satan no longer takes advantage of us

How Does This Comes?..... It Comes By REVELATION

                Revelation enhances Transformation, that was a characteristics of the early disciples who became like Him, Paul (2 Cor. 12), Stephen (Acts 6), our fathers

Prayer point: O Lord reveal to me that which will cause a transformation in my Life to being like You

REFORMATION

                This is basically referred to as the sanctification process which I call “the baking process”. This is the point where the transformed man has to be reformed (by this I mean ‘reset’)

                What Christ came to do was to offer up Himself as a sacrifice of Righteousness for our sins. This we also must satisfy, 2 cor. 2:15

                How shall this be, except the Refiner and Purifier Himself is permitted to do His work in bringing us to a state to offer even ourselves as a Holy and Acceptable Sacrifice. Rom. 12

                Why not come to the Refiner and Purifier today to be reformed?

CONFORMATION

Have you ever tried mixing a plate of Jollof rice with that of white rice, you can easily sense the difference in the mixture. WHY?

Not that a man does not conform except the first two steps are passed through and satisfied. At conformation, everything in a reformed man is in the likeness of Christ.

Check out some essential characteristics in 1 Pt. 2:21-24

This is so that when we behold Christ face to face according to 1 Cor. 13:12, all we see is a total resemblance of His person

How Possible is This Journey?

Christ made this journey for us with ease and thereby leaving an example for us to follow;

First…. Follow His footprints (Heb. 2:16-17, 1 Pt. 2:21)

The Bible says Christ came not in the nature of the heavenlies rather in our own nature i.e. in flesh so we can see possibilities of doing away with flesh in our bid to be like Him in Glory

Second…

2 Cor. 3:18

“people need to be taught to move with Spirit”- Ken. E Hagins

It is by the Holy Spirit that this work of becoming like Him is complete. Give yourself over to the firm grip of the Holy Spirit as He molds us to His Being