God is completing His work in you to conform you into the image of Jesus.

God is completing His work in you to conform you into the image of Jesus.

“being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete [epiteleo=to accomplish perfectly] it until the day of Jesus Christ” (Phil 1:6)

“For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed [summorphous] to the image of His Son” (Rom 8:29)

“But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord.” (2Cor 3:18)

“But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts.” (Rom 13:14)

“For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.” (Gal 3:27)

“Behold, I send the Promise of My Father upon you; but tarry in the city of Jerusalem until you are endued with power from on high.” (Lk 24:49)

“And He said to me, My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness. Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.” (2Cor 12:9)

“And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed [metamorphousthe] by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.” (Rom 12:2)

“whose minds the god of this age has blinded, who do not believe, lest the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on them.” (2Cor 4:4)

“that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness.” (Eph 4:23)

“and have put on the new man who is renewed in knowledge according to the image of Him who created him” (Col 3:10)

Reading: Eph 5-6; Phil 1; Rom 9