Overview
Welcome to Lifecycles Revealed, Part 6, the beginning of your discovery of the Lifecycles album which is based on the doctrine of salvation. The key elements of your discovery experience in Part 6 are:
† Specific Greek words associated with glorification.
† Biblical scripture associated with glorification.
† A working definition of glorification.
Mind Prep
† What does "glory to God" really mean?
Greek
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= doxazo (literal Greek)
To impart glory to something, render it excellent.
= doxa (literal Greek)
The exalted condition with God the Father in Heaven to which Christ was raised and to which true Christians shall enter after their Savior's return from Heaven.
Scripture
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† Phillipians 3:20-21 (NET): "But our citizenship is in heaven--and we also eagerly await a savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform these humble bodies of ours into the likeness of his glorious body by means of that power by which he is able to subject all things to himself."
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† John 8:54 (ESV): "Jesus answered, 'If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. It is my Father who glorifies me, of whom you say, He is our God'."
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† Romans 8:29-30 (NASB): "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."
Definition
One might easily conclude that glorification is simply the end state of sanctification; that is, eventually being 100% consumed by the Holy Spirit.
It's unlikely, though, that any believer would achieve 100% perfection--that is, be 100% Christ-like--in their earthly bodies because of human tendency to sin.
To realize its true splendor and purpose, glorification should be examined and contemplated completely apart from sanctification.
Definition
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Phillipians 3:20-21 suggests that the "glorious" body God has reserved for us at Christ's second coming will be inconceivably splendid and distinct from our "humble" earthly body.
† "But our citizenship is in heaven--and we also eagerly await a savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform these humble bodies of ours into the likeness of his glorious body by means of that power by which he is able to subject all things to himself."
Definition
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John 8:54 reveals that the true purpose of our "glorified" bodies is to reveal God's glory, not our own.
† "Jesus answered, 'If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. It is my Father who glorifies me, of whom you say, He is our God'."
Definition
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Romans 8:29-30 supplies both timetable and timeless perspective for glorification as a post-sanctification beginning to a future "lifecycle" in God's eternal kingdom.
† "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."
Definition
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Given the biblical, historical, and doctrinal context, we can define glorification as a believer's ultimate state, fully reflective of God's glory.
Wrap Up & Quiz
You can continue to Part 6 using the sliding left menu, or refresh your mind with the quiz below. Hopefully, your discovery time has provided a fundamental foundation of justification and encouraged you to explore this doctrine further in this discovery unit and beyond. Whether you're a believer or non-believer, you should now have a keen awareness of the following take-away: Glorify God by allowing Him to be seen in every aspect of every "lifecycle".
