• Romans 8:29
    For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren.
     
  • 2 Corinthians 3:18
    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.
     
  • Genesis 1:26
    Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth."
     
  • 1 Corinthians 15:49
    And as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly Man.
     
  • Colossians 1:15
    He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
     
  • Colossians 3:9-10
    Do not lie to one another, since you have put off the old man with his deeds, and have put on the new man who is renewed in knowledge according to the image of Him who created him,
     


Related Scriptures

  • Ephesians 2:10
    For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.
     
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Resources

Are You Alive to God?

Sermon by Martin G. Collins

For those who have responded to God's call, been baptized, and received God's Holy Spirit, He has made them alive, who were once dead in trespasses and sins. Through union with Christ, believers undergo regeneration, a spiritual change where their sinful nature is transformed, enabling them to respond to God in faith. This …


Power Belongs to God (Part 2)

Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

We are being brought to a place where we will be conformed to the image of Christ, and we will share in the glory of God. This is a profound and shocking truth when we consider God's glory, yet we are destined to participate in it. Romans 8:29 declares that those whom He foreknew, He also predestinated to be conformed to the …


Image and Likeness of God (Part Two)

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

The goal of Christianity, once understood as becoming like God, has been altered, leading to significant adjustments in related teachings. God has declared us His children, with Him as our Father, granting us His Spirit. Yet, it is now suggested that we will not be in His image, that we will not be God as He is God, despite the …


Our Affinity to Christ

Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

Our lives must be totally wrapped up in Christ, exemplifying His character. As we overcome, taking the same steps as Christ did, we will receive His reward.


Knowing God

Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

To fulfill one's purpose, one must be singularly focused on what one wants to accomplish. Divided minds result in no productivity or even devastation.


God's Workmanship (Part 2)

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

Works are not the cause of salvation, but instead are the effect of God's creative efforts at bringing us into His image—a new creation.


God's Workmanship (Part 4)

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

Salvation is not a one time event, but a continuous process—not just immunity from death, but a total transformation of our nature into a new creation.


'But I Say to You' (Part Seven): Love Your Enemies

Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

Many scriptures direct us to show kindness to strangers and even our enemies who persecute us. With God's Spirit, we override the fight or flight response.



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