Bobby McDonald - Our Calling Is Clear - To Be Like Jesus

Bobby McDonaldOctober 18, 20189mWatch on YouTube

Speaker: Bobby McDonald Title: Our Calling Is Clear - To Be Like Jesus Date: 10-14-2018 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)

Summary

The central goal for Christians is to become an exact reflection of Jesus, which is achieved both individually through purity and corporately within the local church. This pursuit of holiness is not an end in itself, but rather the means to achieve oneness with God and with other believers. Striving against sin is presented as the necessary process, like physical therapy, that gradually changes us and makes it easier to deny our own will.

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How can God make two people one?God makes two people one by giving them the glory that He has, which is the image of Christ.John 17:20

Transformed into the same imageBelievers are transformed into the image of Christ from glory to glory by the Lord's Spirit.2 Corinthians 3:18

Our goal to be conformed to His SonGod predestined believers to be conformed to the image of His Son, which is the ultimate goal of the church.Romans 8:29

Striving against sin to the point of shedding bloodGod's clear burden for believers is to actively strive against sin with extreme dedication.

Sin as a dividing wallIniquities act as a separation and a barrier between people and God.Isaiah 59:2

God's repeated burden in ScriptureThrough repetition across the Old and New Testaments, God emphasizes the pursuit of a godly life.

Dying to our will like physical therapyEvery time believers deny themselves, it is like physical therapy that makes it easier to let go of self over time.

A saint is a sinner who keeps plotting onSpiritual growth does not happen overnight, but through patiently repeating repentance and sticking to the path.

Working out salvation as God works withinBelievers work out their salvation with fear and trembling, and God changes them inside when He sees their faith in action.

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