Page 13 - Christ in You - The Hope of Glory

You"? And again: "I will be to Him a Father, and He shall be to Me a Son"?

Yet regarding men the following is written:

Romans 8:15-17
For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have
received a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, "Abba!
Father!" The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are children
of God, and if children, heirs also, heirs of God and fellow heirs with
Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him so that we may also be glorified with
Him.

It is man who was created to be a joint heir with Yahshua the Messiah, the firstborn
Son of God. God has appointed men to be fellow heirs with His Son. We are not only heirs,
but brothers.

Romans 8:29
For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the
image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brethren...

The reason men call the teaching of sonship heresy is that we now see Yahshua as
ascended to glory, seated at the right hand of God. We see man at present not clothed in this
same glory. Our image in contrast with the glorious image of the firstborn Son of God is
very humble. We do not yet appear as gods.

I John 3:2
Beloved, now we are children of God, and it has not appeared as yet what we
shall be. We know that, when He appears, we shall be like Him, because
we shall see Him just as He is.

At this time it has not yet appeared what we shall be. We are merely in the womb of
our formation. We have not yet emerged as that mature image and reflection of God for
which we are destined. But the Scriptures declare repeatedly that we will be altogether
different than our present appearance. The transformation will be so awesome, so
enormous, so incredible, that it defies description. “It has not appeared as yet what we shall
be.” But we shall be like unto the firstborn Son of God in glory!

Romans 8:29-31
For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to
the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brethren;
and these whom He predestined, He also called; and these whom He called, He also
justified; and these whom He justified, He also glorified. What then shall we
say to these things? If God is for us, who is against us?

What shall we say to these things? If our minds could get a glimpse of what awaits the
saints we would sit in stunned silence. It has been Yahweh’s intention from the beginning
that man should be a perfect copy of His image and likeness. Yet before God can bestow