Berean Bible Church

Like Him when we see Him

Lesson IV

June 1, 2008

Text 1 John 3:2

1. Beloved, now are we the sons of God

2. And it doth not yet appear what we shall be

3. But we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him

4. For we shall see him as he is.

Notice: The time we shall be like him is when he appears

The reason we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is

I Romans 8:28-29 We are predestined to be like Christ

Although we shall be changed to be like Christ that does not mean we become ‘little gods’.

Christ will remain the “Only begotten Son” The unique Son. John 3:16

Matthew 17:4 Peter would have made Moses and Elijah equals!

II We shall be like him in his sinless ness

Hebrews 4:15 - was without sin

Hebrews 7:26 - holy, undefiled

John 1:14 - full of grace and truth

1 Peter 2:1 all will be put aside forever!

Every believer longs for holiness

III We shall be like him, always pleasing the Father

Matthew 3:17 in whom I am well pleased

John 4:34 do the will of Him

John 8:29 do always

Hebrews 10:7 Lo, I come to do thy will

How precious to be like that!

IV We shall be like him in his glory

Revelation 1:13 he is clothed in the rob of a priest and a judge (Newell)

1 Peter 2:9 we are believer- priests

1 Corinthians 6:3 we shall judge angels

1 Corinthians 6:19-20 we are to glorify God in our body now

V We shall be like him in his glorified body

Romans 8:23 we wait for the redemption of our body

Philippians 3:21 we wait for the changing of our vile body

Colossians 3:1-4 we will appear with him in glory

Psalm 17:15 satisfied when we awake in his likeness

VI We shall see him as he is.

2 Corinthians 3:18 his reflection changes us now, little by little

Isaiah 33:17 we will see him in all of his beauty

Matthew 17:1-4 Peter said “it was good”

Philippians 1:23 not only better, far better