CHAPTER SIX

BEING CONFORMED TO THE IMAGE OF THE SON OF GOD TO BE DELIVERED FROM THE EXPRESSION OF THE NATURAL LIFE

Scripture Reading: Rom. 5:10; 8:29-30; 1:17b; 6:19b, 22b; 12:2; 8:19

1. God’s original creation of man:
   1. That man may have His image to express His glory and beauty.
   2. That man may receive Him as life to live by Him.
2. The result of man’s fall:
   1. Destroying the image that God created for man.
   2. Losing the position of receiving God as life.
3. Christ’s redemption by His vicarious death and His salvation in life-Rom. 5:10:
   1. Redeeming fallen men so that they may be justified by God and reconciled to God-Rom. 8:30.
   2. Then regenerating, sanctifying, renewing, transforming, and conforming them to the image of the Son of God-Rom. 1:17b; 6:19b, 22b; 12:2; 8:29:
      1. Making them sons of God-Rom. 8:19.
      2. That Christ may become the Firstborn among many brothers-Rom. 8:29.
      3. That God may gain a corporate expression which is the mingling of His firstborn Son with His many sons.
4. Enabling the believers to enjoy God’s salvation in life and to be delivered from the expression of the natural life:
   1. Having no self-boasting.
   2. Having no self-esteem.