Therefore we all, beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord with uncovered face, are transformed from glory to glory into the same likeness, even as by the Spirit of the Lord. The cry goes up "But He is God! They behold the Saviour, and by beholding become changed into His likeness. Holiness, love, compassion, justice, truth, or mercy - that's God's. If you cultivate fault-finding, and take it upon yourself to correct your brethren, you will soon have no other religion save that of picking flaws and finding defects. DiscipleHeart : By Beholding We Become Changed. Paraphrasing the prayer of Moses in Exodus 33:18, he makes him say: "Let me not behold Thy form (idea) mirrored (using the very word which we find here) in any created thing, but in Thee, the very God" (2 Allegor.
"Talk as Christ talked; work as Christ worked. Bgremm's comment on 2013-09-16 03:18:29: Correction "aglow with the indwelling Christ". Beholding Shapes Our Faith. Signs of the Times, February 20, 1879, par. The relation of this sentence to the foregoing is one of sequence and not of contrast, and it is obviously important to maintain in the English, as in the Greek, the continuity of allusive thought involved in the use of the same words as in 2Corinthians 3:14. By beholding we become changed kjv. Time we reveal His attributes in the course of our daily lives. The character is softened, refined, and ennobled for the heavenly kingdom. " The further we progress in our relationship with God, the more. "Keep close to the Scriptures. Moreover by them Your servant is warned, and in keeping them there is great reward. " Through the agency of novels and story magazines, Satan is working to fill with unreal and trivial thoughts minds that should be diligently studying the word of God.
You may feel a bit overwhelmed. Jesus, Divinity in human flesh, lived by and through the word of God. God has promised to complete this work of transformation in us, He has begun the work and He will finish it (Phil 1:6). 2 Corinthians 4:4, 6 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them…. When we have the love of Christ in our hearts, we shall feel that it is our duty and privilege to communicate it. God's hand will hold you more firmly than you can hold to Him. Knowledge of God and his ways comes by turning our eyes upon Scripture. Beholding the beauty of His character, we shall be 'changed into the same image from glory to glory. ' And so may we remain as pure and uncorrupted as did the faithful Enoch. " He will become as one near you, in close companionship with you; your affections will go out after him. 8:29; 1 John 3:2), a transformation that comes about by. All of us have no cloth over our faces. 2 Corinthians 3:18 And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into His image with intensifying glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit. As he looked to Jesus, he became changed into the glorious image of his Lord, and his countenance was lighted up with the glory that shines from the face of Christ. "
Satan will constantly present allurements to. Glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord. Lest their false teachers should charge him with vain glory, 2. he shows the faith of the Corinthians to be a sufficient commendation of his ministry. "It would be well for us to spend a thoughtful hour each day in contemplation of the life of Christ. He would remain with them as long as he could benefit them by his godly conversation and holy example, and then would withdraw himself for a season from all society—from the just, the scoffing and idolatrous, to remain in solitude, hungering and thirsting for communion with God, and that divine knowledge which he alone could give him. By Beholding We Become Changed. " When the mind dwells upon self, it is turned away from Christ, the source of strength and life. Such a view of Christ causes us to think that there is not one ounce of dependence in the person of Christ in relation to His Father.
Let self be lost in Him. We cannot imitate the life of Christ while we are looking away from him; we must do it by dwelling upon and talking of him, by seeking to refine the taste and elevate the character, by trying through earnest, persevering effort, through faith and love, to approach the perfect Pattern. Is there not a clear message sent to us of independence? We shall represent him in our words, in our love for the brethren, in our deep, earnest love for the souls for whom Christ died. Sin has caused a rift in our connection, our communion with God and it is actually only because of His mercy that we live. Strong's 1391: From the base of dokeo; glory, in a wide application. People can see that we have some of the bright and wonderful light that the Lord has. By beholding we become changed everything. View original scan of 2 Corinthians chapter 3. 4 Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others. But we all see the glory of THE LORD JEHOVAH with unveiled faces, as in a mirror, and we are changed into the image from glory to glory, as from THE LORD JEHOVAH, THE SPIRIT. It must certainly be made clear that the position given to Christ can never be ours.
"As we associate together, we may be a blessing to one another. Are changed into the same image. What we strive for and work at shapes our faith and trust—whether it be in God or in possessions. By having a knowledge of Christ--His words, His. Then there are things in the "grey" area in between: not necessarily bad, but not necessarily good. Strong's 343: To unveil, uncover. The freeway... or counseling an angry co-worker... or lying in a. hospital bed... By beholding we become changed verse. or balancing two crying babies in the church nursery. He educated his mind and heart to ever feel that he was in the presence of God, and when in perplexity his prayers would ascend to God to keep him. God, lost by our fall, and now recovered and restored by Jesus. No longer are the members of the church to remain unconcerned in regard to the formation of right characters. Goodness, love for our fellow men, becomes our natural instinct. No other instance occurs in which the verb in the middle voice has the meaning of "reflecting, " and the words, "With unveiled face, " imply the image of "beholding. "
Barclay Commentary]. We walk where Christ leads the way; He has power to dispel the dark shadows which Satan casts across our path; and, in place of darkness and discouragement, the sunlight of His glory shines into our hearts. A lost day when I have not had a good time over the Word of God. There are many aspects of His nature that are clearly beyond us, but this does not in any way alter the principles of relationship that must be set before us in a universal context. Live the Christian life. We contemplate His character, and thus He is in all our thoughts.