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A.  THE BIBLE ILLUSTRATION (SEEDS PRODUCING
                   AFTER THEIR KIND) IN GENESIS (GENESIS 1:11-12,
                   20-21, 24-25; GENESIS 5:3)
               B.  THE “SEED” OF GOD IS IN THE CHRISTIAN
                   GUARANTEEING THE CONFORMITY (1 JOHN 3:9)

        IV  THE PROCESS OF BEING CONFORMED TO CHRIST
              WITH A BIBLE ILLUSTRATION
               A.   THE PROCESS STATED (2 CORINTHIANS 3:18;
                   JAMES 1:22-25)
               B.   THE ILLUSTRATION IS THE BIBLE PICTURED AS A
                   MIRROR (2 CORINTHIANS 3:18)
                       1.   WITH THE NATURAL EYE I SEE MY
                          NATURAL SELF AS I STAND IN FRONT OF
                          THE MIRROR
                       2.   WITH AN UNVEILED FACE, I SEE HOW GOD
                          SEES ME IN CHIRST JESUS
                       3.   RELATING THE GAZE AND THE GLORY
                          (JAMES 1:24)  IF I QUIT GAZING, I QUIT
                          GROWING
               C.   ILLUSTRATION OF WHAT THE PROCESS OF
                   CONFORMITY TO CHRIST LOOKS LIKE (PSALM 23)

        V   THE CONSUMMATION OF BEING CONFORMED TO
              CHRIST AND THE BIBLE ILLUSTRATION
               A.   THE MIRROR-IMAGE WILL BECOME THE REALITY
                   (1 JOHN 3:2)
               B.   THE BIBLE PICTURE IS THE JUDGMENT SEAT OF
                   CHRIST ( 2 CORINTHIANS 5:10)
                       1.   THE ISSUE AT THE BEMA SEAT IS NOT SIN:
                          GOD WILL NOT COLLECT THE SAME DEBT
                          TWICE
                       2.   THE HEART OF THE ISSUE OF THE
                          JUDGMENT SEAT OF CHRIST
                              a.  CONFORMITY TO CHRIST (1 JOHN 3:2)
                              b.  EVERYTHING THAT IS CONTRARY TO
                                 CHRIST WILL BE BURNED UP (1
                                 CORINTHIANS 3:13-15)
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