Pastor Ralph Posted August 16, 2008 Report Share Posted August 16, 2008 Q2. (Romans 8:29) What does it mean to "be conformed to the likeness of his Son"? In practical terms, what does that involve in our lives? Why does Paul support this statement with ideas of our destiny? Why does he support this with ideas of brotherhood with Jesus? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turnerjb1 Posted November 8, 2008 Report Share Posted November 8, 2008 What does it mean to "be conformed to the likeness of his Son"? In practical terms, what does that involve in our lives? Why does Paul support this statement with ideas of our destiny? Why does he support this with ideas of brotherhood with Jesus? To be conformed to the likeness of his Son means to act like his son, to live and to love like his son. This supports Paul's statement with our destiny, this is the way we are to act, like Jesus. To be like Jesus we need to act like Jesus. This is how we are to be brothers of Jesu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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nes Posted November 9, 2008 Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 Q2. (Romans 8:29) What does it mean to "be conformed to the likeness of his Son"? In practical terms, what does that involve in our lives? Why does Paul support this statement with ideas of our destiny? Why does he support this with ideas of brotherhood with Jesus? For me it means you have to like Jesus, in act, in nature, in words. as Paul said we must imitate Christ. it is not i who lives,but Him who raised from the dead lives in me. it is our destiny to be like Jesus, to act like Him. God's plan for us is to be like His Son, that our character be change so that we will take the family resemblance and the people around us will see that we are Brother's and sister in Christ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen Posted November 10, 2008 Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 Q2. (Romans 8:29) What does it mean to "be conformed to the likeness of his Son"? In practical terms, what does that involve in our lives? Why does Paul support this statement with ideas of our destiny? Why does he support this with ideas of brotherhood with Jesus? We are to be like Christ. We are to be like Him in holiness. It is God the Holy Spirit who can carry out the work of sanctification . We are to read the Word and pray and apply the knowledge we learn to our lives and let God grow is into who we are to be in Christ. All of us with unique personalities and gifts to be used for His purposes. We are predestined to live with Jesus forever as one of many brothers and sisters. If we are conformed to the image of Christ who is eternal we also shall live with Him for all eternity as part of our conformity. God Bless! Jen Numbers 6:24-26 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan Posted November 10, 2008 Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 Q2. (Romans 8:29) What does it mean to "be conformed to the likeness of his Son"? In practical terms, what does that involve in our lives? Why does Paul support this statement with ideas of our destiny? Why does he support this with ideas of brotherhood with Jesus? I think it means to take on the attitude that He had to love everyone and to do God's will for our lives. To give up our sinful nature,put it to death and to put on the armor of righteousness. In a practical sense it means live each day with God first place in your heart and mind. He is assurings us that God will reward those who chose to follow His word and become obedient like Jesue. He tells us we are brothers like Christ because we are to respect God as our Father and live in a way that brings honor to Him and as brothers we will recieve the inheritance that Jesue recieves being raised from the dead to sit with Him in the heavenlies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanks Posted November 10, 2008 Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 Q2. (Romans 8:29) What does it mean to "be conformed to the likeness of his Son"? To be conformed to Christ is a daily process known as sanctification. This is a process that continues throughout our earthly lives Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pickledilly Posted November 10, 2008 Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 To be conformed to the likeness of Christ is to be shaped and molded into His image, completely removing the old human nature now dead to sin to expose the vibrant character of His living holy spiritual nature. Very simplistically, it's something like sculpting a statue. Everything that doesn't look like the design is chipped and sanded away until all that remains is the likeness desired. In practical terms for us, the Holy Spirit is constantly at work to expose everything in us that doesn't look like Christ and then begin the process to remove it. He might reveal a critical spirit, for example, and then start to bring conviction every time it shows up in order to give me the opportunity to take a hammer and chisel to it. It's encouraging to know that the process of being made like Christ is my destiny because that is my hope of glory. His holy righteousness covers me now, but will ultimately consume me, making me fit and acceptable in the Father's presence! The promise of many brethren with Jesus confirms that I am fully adopted by the Father, accepted as His child, and fellow heir with Christ of the full spiritual inheritance God has prepared. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masika Posted November 10, 2008 Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 Q2. (Romans 8:29) What does it mean to "be conformed to the likeness of his Son"? In practical terms, what does that involve in our lives? Why does Paul support this statement with ideas of our destiny? Why does he support this with ideas of brotherhood with Jesus? To be comformed to the image of his Son; That is, to be made like unto our Lord Jesus in affection and disposition, in life and conversation, in the temper of our minds, and in the actions of our lives; like unto him in his sufferings, in the cause of his sufferings, righteousness-sake and well-doing; in the kind of his sufferings, reproach, hatred, outward violence, and death itself; and in the manner of his sufferings, with meekness and patience; and like unto him in his glory; suffering with him, we shall be glorified together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustJeff Posted November 10, 2008 Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 To be conformed to the likeness of Jesus is to be made after His image inwardly. We grow from glory to glory as we shed the old person and grow into the new, Christlike being. Paul illustrates the our Father had a plan for His elect before we were a thought to our parents. This should give us great joy as we see how God has preset our course to heaven, paid in full by His firstborn Son. How important we are to Him. No less than His own flesh! And, we are given the ability to be equal to Jesus as we are molded to be as He is. As we grow into His character and nature we are made after His likeness, a reflection of Him as His sisters and brothers. Wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JanMary Posted November 11, 2008 Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 Q2. (Romans 8:29) What does it mean to "be conformed to the likeness of his Son"? We will share inwardly His likeness....our fallen nature will be conformed to the character of Christ, and we will share His glory. In practical terms, what does that involve in our lives? As we walk with Him here on earth, our minds are renewed as we read scripture, and our character is being transformed through trials, from glory to glory. Why does Paul support this statement with ideas of our destiny? He's telling us this has been our destiny from the beginning...His plan for His children. Why does he support this with ideas of brotherhood with Jesus? It's confirmation and affirmation that we are brothers and joint heirs with Him of all that is His. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charisbarak Posted November 11, 2008 Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 Being conformed to Jesus' image is to be changed from the inside out, looking like, acting more like Jesus. In our lives, we grow closer to God as we communicate with Him regularly in prayer & reading His Word. We become more like those we spend the most time with. God knows the beginning and the ending. He knows who will choose Him--therefore--predestinated. He wants all to come to Him--the invitation is to all, but there will be those who choose not to accept His fee gift of salvation. God desires us to be His children & brothers & sisters with Christ--God's family--closeness, beloning, loving--what every person desires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
servant for Christ Posted November 12, 2008 Report Share Posted November 12, 2008 Q2. (Romans 8:29) What does it mean to "be conformed to the likeness of his Son"? In practical terms, what does that involve in our lives? Why does Paul support this statement with ideas of our destiny? Why does he support this with ideas of brotherhood with Jesus? To be conformed to the likeness is to have the unique relationship with Christ that He had with God. A sharing in the divine life and essence of God. Holiness consists in our conformity to the likeness in Christ. It takes sanctification, to be spirited as Christ was, to walk and live as He did, to bear our suffering in patience as He did. Christ is the express image of his Father, and we are conformed to the image of Christ. Paul support this statement for our destiny because of the glorification we will receive througfh abiding faith and union with Christ. Our brotherhood with Jesus Christ is that He was the first bornof many brethren, is is throuh Christ that God's love is restord to us and God's likeness renewed upon us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalineshen Posted November 12, 2008 Report Share Posted November 12, 2008 Q2. (Romans 8:29) What does it mean to "be conformed to the likeness of his Son"? In practical terms, what does that involve in our lives? Why does Paul support this statement with ideas of our destiny? Why does he support this with ideas of brotherhood with Jesus? The person can know that we are christians, the child of God from our acting, so we have to be conformed to the likeness of his son Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCollum Posted November 12, 2008 Report Share Posted November 12, 2008 Q2. (Romans 8:29) What does it mean to "be conformed to the likeness of his Son"? In practical terms, what does that involve in our lives? Why does Paul support this statement with ideas of our destiny? Why does he support this with ideas of brotherhood with Jesus? Paul , I understand him to be saying that before we knew what our purpose was to be here on this earth , God had all ready picked out reason for being sent here , and when we became knowledgeable of God Son Jesus Christ then we were introduce to an new life through the Spirit of God working a tranfermation in our lives to be come little by little, day by day to conformed, to the likeness of God Son Jesus Christ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soomee Posted November 13, 2008 Report Share Posted November 13, 2008 Ultimately we become like Jesus Christ in character. We display all the fruits of the spirit in our lives and hate sin and take up the cross in our life. I like this one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haar Posted November 13, 2008 Report Share Posted November 13, 2008 To be 'comformed to the likeness of His son' means to be changed in our conduct or character to be like Jesus. In practical terms, it means that God is working in us through the Holy Spirit and His Word to make our thinking, behaviour and action or our life style to be like that of Jesus. Paul wants to make it very clear that God has preplaned for us to be like Jesus even before it happens and that we should be brothers and sisters of Jesus. He wants us to be excited about this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joan22 Posted November 14, 2008 Report Share Posted November 14, 2008 Q2. (Romans 8:29) What does it mean to "be conformed to the likeness of his Son"? In practical terms, what does that involve in our lives? Why does Paul support this statement with ideas of our destiny? Why does he support this with ideas of brotherhood with Jesus? TO BE CONFORMED TO THE LIKENESS OF HIS SON MEANS THAT WE BE LIKE JESUS, DEMONSTRATE CHRISTLIKE ATTITUDE.THIS IS NOT BY MERE IMAGE BUT TO DO AND ACT THE WAY JESUS WOULD. GOD WANTS TO SAVE US AND THEN TO SHAPE US INTO CHRIST IMAGE AND CHARACTER.BECAUSE STRUGGLES AND CONFLICTS ARE ALWAYS WITH US THEY ARE WAYS OF PRODUCING CHANGE IN US.IT IS GOD"S PLAN THAT WE ARE CHANGED IN CHARACTER SO THAT WE TAKE ON THE FAMILY RESEMBLANCE. THAT PEOPLE CAN SEE THAT WE ARE BROTHERS AND SISTERS OF JESUS HIMSELF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patsy Laycoax Posted November 14, 2008 Report Share Posted November 14, 2008 To be conformed to the likeness of His Son means I take on the character of Jesus, my life points to Him. In practical terms in our lives it involves loving others as Jesus loved, forgiving others no matter how many times they wrong us, being patient, actually all the gifts of the Spirit. Paul supports this statememnt with ideas of our destiny because when God saved us, He also determined that we should live as His Son, our life should be a reflection of Jesus, that is our destiny. Paul supports this with ideas of brotherhood with Jesus in that we shall partake in the same inheritance as Jesus which is to be raised from the dead and live with God forever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delivered Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 Q2. (Romans 8:29) What does it mean to "be conformed to the likeness of his Son"? In practical terms, what does that involve in our lives? It means we are to be living holy lives. God is holy and there are angels around God's throne who are constantly saying, "holy, holy, holy." - Christ is the image of the Father, so if we are to conform to the likeness of God's Son, we are to live lives that would give honor to God, showing to others, we are children of the Most High God, we are reflecting the image of the Son = righteousness. Why does Paul support this statement with ideas of our destiny? Why does he support this with ideas of brotherhood with Jesus? God didn't predestine us to continue to live in sin. God predestined us to live righteous lives, that is why He predestined Christ to the Cross, for it is there for whoever believes, to find God's saving grace, finding power of the Spirit, to help us to live lives we were predestined to live. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah43 Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 Q2. (Romans 8:29) What does it mean to "be conformed to the likeness of his Son"? In practical terms, what does that involve in our lives? Why does Paul support this statement with ideas of our destiny? Why does he support this with ideas of brotherhood with Jesus? To be conformed to Jesus' likeness means to imitate Christ, to follow his example as we know it through the Word and through the Holy Spirit. Jesus was made flesh so we could understand Spirit in all our sinful limitations. Paul supports this statement with ideas of our destiny because he is blessed with Spirit and knowledge of what will come. He speaks of brotherhood with Jesus because we are the Father's children as Christ is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickJW Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 Q2. (Romans 8:29) What does it mean to "be conformed to the likeness of his Son"? In practical terms, what does that involve in our lives? Why does Paul support this statement with ideas of our destiny? Why does he support this with ideas of brotherhood with Jesus? To 'be conformed to the likeness of his Son' means to live the life that Jesus lived, in terms of being free from sin, loving our neighbor, living according to the will of God. In our lives, we should strive to be free from sin, and be loving toward our fellow man. Paul acknowledges that man is sinful by nature, as well as that some men have been chosen by God to live christian lives. Jesus was the first, and only sinless man. Our brotherhood with Jesus requires that we live as Christians, and promises the reward of glorification and eternal life at His side in heaven. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulcrf Posted November 16, 2008 Report Share Posted November 16, 2008 Q2. (Romans 8:29) What does it mean to "be conformed to the likeness of his Son"? In practical terms, what does that involve in our lives? Why does Paul support this statement with ideas of our destiny? Why does he support this with ideas of brotherhood with Jesus? Q? What does it mean to "be conformed to the likeness of his Son"? Ans: "to be conformed to the likeness of his son is to possess the character of his son. Q? In practical terms, what does that involve in our lives? Ans: This involves total transformation of heart and mind from being slave to sin to slave to righteousness. It involves following the ways that Jesus has shown us and completely living our sinful selves. It involves total submission to the will of God and not to our own selfish desires. Q? Why does Paul support this statement with ideas of our destiny? Ans: Being followers of Christ means imitating the ways of Christ. We follow his character and in the end possess his character. We need the character of Christ to win the race. That is destiny we hope to achieve. We can do it by the power of the Holy Spirit that is in us. Q? Why does he support this with ideas of brotherhood with Jesus? Ans: To become a member of the family of God is to be brother with Jesus. To be brother with Jesus if to possess the same spirit that He has. This is spirit will enable us to communicate with our father, with Jesus Christ and with our brothers and sisters in the Lord. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smurf1948 Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 Q2. (Romans 8:29) What does it mean to "be conformed to the likeness of his Son"? In practical terms, what does that involve in our lives? Why does Paul support this statement with ideas of our destiny? Why does he support this with ideas of brotherhood with Jesus? I believe it means to have the character and mind set of the Lord. To be transformed into his image. Not to be of the world. It involves being in the word, studying the bible. Being with other Christians, spending time in prayer. Turning from a life as a slave to to sin to being a slave to Christ. Becoming a child of God a brother or sister of Jesus. Because Gods ways and thoughts are not ours he is far above us. He choose us to become righteous like his son. So we can have eternal life with him.That's his ultimate goal for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greta Posted November 19, 2008 Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 To be conformed to the likeness of His Son means that we are gradually changed, becoming more and more like Jesus. As we die to the flesh and turn from our old ways, God gives us new ways and a new Spirit life. We are literally changed - our thoughts, desires, deeds, even our sence or humour changes - but we are still the same person. It was once explained to me that God takes the old Greta, washes her down and pollishes her up, making a clean, bright, sparkling new Greta who thinks the same way that He does. We are brothers and sisters of Jesus. We have the same genes and God loves us all equally, (which always amazes me). Jesus, our big brother, is our role model. By looking to Him we see how we will become and he shows us step by step what we should do. We are so blessed to belong to such a wonderful, loving, understanding family. God bless all my brothers and sisters. Love from Greta x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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