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C.  THE CONSUMMATION OF BEING CONFORMED
                       TO CHRIST

             III   THE STARTING POINT, RESTING PLACE AND
                    GUARANTEE OF BEING CONFORMED TO CHRIST
                    WITH THE BIBLE ILLUSTRATION.
                    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)
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