I am going to emphasize in this essay that in order to be the brothers of Jesus Christ, members of His body, and members of His bride, we have to be changed into the same Substance and Nature as He.
We could wish that more attention would be given to the idea of change. In terms of the current state of Christian thinking, Romans 8:29 is nothing short of revolutionary.
We have been predestined to be changed—not saved, but changed! Our entire salvation experience is to be one of change! We no longer are to be mere human beings, but changed! We no longer are to be marked or moved by our racial characteristics, but changed!
