017. Christ, The Image of

017. Christ, The Image of

17 THE IMAGE OF CHRIST Romans 8:29;2 Corinthians 3:18

INTRODUCTION Image means likeness; Christ the revealer of God.

I. CHRIST THE IMAGE OF GOD 1. The image of his substance. (Heb. I :3.) 2. The image of God . (2 Corinthians 4:4.) 3. The image of God (invisible). (Col. l:15 .) 4. He is the photograph of God.

5. "He that hath seen me hath seen the Father." (John 14:9.) 6. "We would see Jesus ." (John 12:21.) II. CHRISTIANS TO BECOME LIKE CHRIST I. We are to be like him. (John 3:2 .) 2. This our destiny and glory . (Romans 8:29.) 3. This is to become like God.

4. "Partakers of divine nature." (2 Peter 1:4 .) III. PROCESS OF TRANSFORMATION

1. "Trans," means cover," "across"; "forma" means "to make," "to form."

2. Metamorphose means to change the form.

3. To transfigure . (Matthew 17:2; Mark 9:2 .) 4. Transformed into Christ’s image . (2 Corinthians 3:18.) 5. How transformed . (Romans 12:2.) IV. PROCESS OF CONFORMATION

1. "Cum," "con," means "with, together"; "forma’’ means "form," "make."

2. To make like in form; to harmonize.

3. We are to conform to his image. (Romans 8:29.) 4. An inward conformity.

V. THE TASK OF A CHRISTIAN 1. To become like Christ.

2. Process of transformation, removed further from the world; then the process of conforming should be going on at the same time .

3. Each new trait seen in Jesus is a new obligation incurred.