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I desire to show that by the free grace of God, every Christian will
eventually be conformed to Christ. I will attempt to show, by the
principle of seeds producing after their kind, why, having the SEED
of God planted in our hearts, guarantees the final result. I will show
how the process continues by our continually gazing on Jesus and
how it is brought to completion at the Judgment Seat of Christ,
where everything that is contrary to conformity with Jesus is burned
up.

Indispensable Principle

Once again as we come to look in God’s word, there is a principle
of bible study that is absolutely indispensable; that is total reliance
upon God’s Holy Spirit. The Bible is God’s book. Only God can
reveal God. He promised that if we come as little children He would
reveal it to us. We don’t need to come in an academic way. We
don’t study the bible to know the Bible. We study the Bible to know
the Lord. If our hearts are open to see the Lord, God will meet us.

This morning I’d like to look at the great foundation of conformity
to Christ. What does it mean to be made like Jesus? I want to give
a Bible verse and then I’ll pray. John 1:42, “He brought him to
Jesus. Jesus looked at him, and said, ‘You are Simon the son of
John; you shall be called Cephas’ (which translated means Peter).”
I want to focus on these words “you are” and “you shall be”; “You
are Cephas; you will be Peter.” That is what we want to look at,
that change. God will take me from what I am to where He wants
me. Let’s pray.

Heavenly Father, we thank You again for the indwelling
Holy Spirit. We know that it is Your delight to show us Jesus. Take
the veil off our eyes, we pray, and take the veil off our minds, we
pray and take the veil off our heart, we pray and show us the Lord
Jesus. We thank You. In Jesus’ name. Amen