![]() ![]() Romans 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. Romans 12:2 is the other verse where metamorphoo is used. So, we "are transfigured into the same image from glory to glory" Matthew 17:1-5 and Mark 9:2 both refer to the transfiguration of Jesus. Metamorphoo is only used in a few verses in the Bible.Ģ Corinthians 4:1 Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not When this verse speaks of being changed, the word in Greek is "metamorphoo" Metamorphoo is the word from which we get metamorphisis. The word, " open," is "anakalupto." Anakalupto is related to the word, apocalypse, and it means a taking away of a veil. King James Version 2 Corinthians 3:18 But we all, with unveiled faces, seeing, as in a mirror, the glory of the Lord, are transfigured into the same image from glory into glory just as by the Spirit of the Lord. Weymouth New Testament 2 Corinthians 3:18 But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord. ( James 1:22-25)Ģ Corinthians 3:18 And all of us, with unveiled faces, reflecting like bright mirrors the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same likeness, from one degree of radiant holiness to another, even as derived from the Lord the Spirit. When we respond to the leading of God by allowing Him to do His work through us, we respond to the perfect law of liberty. We see ourselves, the ministry, Christ in us, as opposed to the fleshly man of sin, and we see ourselves in the context of Christ the Body, every order, ministry, and office. When we hear His voice, we look into the perfect law of liberty as if we are looking into a mirror. ![]() When God does His work in and through us, whether it be a work of thought, word, or deed, you reap what you sow. 5:13-14, James 2:8) Righteousness always leads toward the establishment of God's pattern. Of course, we can slow, stop, or reverse our progress by ignoring, adding to, or taking from God's leading or by trying to self-generate works. This is God's process for righteousness in thought, word, and deed, bringing us from glory to glory. These four steps take only a moment and continue moment by moment perpetually. ( some caveats about hearing God's Voice) ![]() 5:2) including the free gift of righteousness. Hearing requires humility and reverence, which is the beginning of wisdom. ![]() Faith comes by hearing the word (literally, utterance) of God. God speaks His heavenly vision in many ways, especially through the members of Christ the Body, through ministries. Righteousness always starts with God-we can't initiate it. Righteousness exercises our heavenly vision and improves it. It is a free Gift that the Holy Spirit does within you. Can you receive it? Can you understand it? Do you know what it means to be transfigured? This step-by-step transfiguration takes place in the mind of the believer. Foundations Home Meaning Bible Dictionary History Toons & Vids QuotationsĢ Corinthians 3:18 Transfigured Into the Same Image from Glory to Glory-From One Degree of Radiant Holiness to AnotherĢ Corinthians 3:18 But we all, with unveiled (the veil is the flesh) faces, beholding the glory of the Lord as in a mirror (those who have been created in the image of God), are transfigured into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord. ![]()
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