Another conversation with ChatGPT AI about the return of Christ and the manifestation of the sons of God. Me: I would like you to summarize something with scripture references that I'm trying to convey. The more we see Jesus, the more we will be like him. Eventually he's going to come for his bride, and when we see him we'll be changed in the twinkling of an eye. Ai: Absolutely, here's a summary of what you're conveying, with scripture references: As we behold Jesus, we are transformed to become more like Him. The more we focus on Him, the more His image is reflected in us. This transformation is a process that continues until the moment of His return. 1. Beholding Jesus: 2 Corinthians 3:18: "But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord." As we continually focus on Jesus and His glory, we are changed into His likeness by the work of the Holy Spirit. 2. The Bride's Transformation: 1 John 3:2: "Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is." The full transformation into Christ's image will be completed when we see Him face to face. 3. The Instantaneous Change: 1 Corinthians 15:52: "In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed." When Jesus returns, we will be changed in an instant, shedding our mortal bodies for immortal ones, completely transformed into His likeness. In summary, as we fix our eyes on Jesus, His image is increasingly formed in us. One day, when He returns, we will be fully transformed, and in an instant, we will be made completely like Him, reflecting His glory in full. Me: In that moment, the corruptible will put on the incorruptible, and we will receive bodies like his eternal bodies. Ai: Yes, exactly! In that moment of transformation, we will be given new bodies that are eternal, free from corruption, and imperishable, just like Jesus’ resurrected body. This is beautifully expressed in 1 Corinthians 15:53-54: "For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. So when this corruptible has put on incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written: 'Death is swallowed up in victory.'" The corruptible (our mortal, earthly bodies) will be replaced by the incorruptible (bodies that are imperishable and glorious), and our current state of mortality will give way to eternal, unbreakable life. These new bodies will be like Jesus' glorified body, as described in Philippians 3:21: "Who will transform our lowly body that it may be conformed to His glorious body, according to the working by which He is able even to subdue all things to Himself." This promise gives us hope, knowing that we will one day share in the eternal life and glory of Jesus, completely free from the effects of sin and death. Me: After all, doesn't Paul say that the Ekklesia is the fullness of Christ, that he wants to fill all things? Ai: Yes, exactly! Paul does express this powerful truth in Ephesians 1:22-23: "And He put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church, which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all." The Ekklesia (the Church) is the body of Christ, and in this sense, the Church is the fullness of Christ in the world today. Christ, who is the head, desires to fill all things through His Church. This is not just about individual believers, but about the collective body of believers being the instrument through which Christ's glory, presence, and power are made known to the world. This speaks to the cosmic nature of Christ's mission, as He fills all things and brings everything under His authority and reign. The Church is called to manifest His fullness in the world, to carry out His will on earth, and to reveal His glory, which will one day be fully realized when He returns. In Ephesians 4:10-13, Paul further emphasizes how the Church, equipped with spiritual gifts, is meant to grow into the fullness of Christ: "He who descended is also the One who ascended far above all the heavens, that He might fill all things. And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ, till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ." As the Church grows in unity and maturity, it becomes a fuller expression of Christ's presence and power on earth, and this fullness will be completed when we stand before Him in His glory. So, yes, as you mentioned, Paul’s message points to this incredible truth—that Christ wants to fill all things through His body, the Church.

Posted by michaelambrosia at 2025-02-12 02:29:45 UTC