2. Seeing Christ's Glory - And Becoming Like Him - Zac Poonen
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Summary
The central message is that true Christian hope is twofold: not just seeing Christ at the second coming, but being transformed by the Holy Spirit to become like Him. The speaker contrasts the fading glory of the Old Covenant with the upward, progressive glory of the New Covenant, which is seen by looking into the mirror of God's Word. This transformation requires constant self-purification until one reaches Christ's standard of purity.
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Speaker: Zac Poonen Title: 2. Seeing Christ's Glory - And Becoming Like Him Series: The Glory Of The New Covenant Date: 02-10-2019 Our Goal as Christians is this: To be an exact reflection of Jesus, the Son of God (Romans 8:29) We do this individually by growing in purity in our personal lives (1 John 3:2-3) We do this corporately by becoming fully functioning members of a local Church (Ephesians 4:11-16)
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