Christ is glorified in the church, and God the Father is glorified in Christ!


How wonderful! The Lord’s prayer in John 17 is that God may be glorified in the Son, and the Son is glorified in the church – through the oneness of the church in the Triune God! First of all, God was glorified in Christ in His resurrection – Christ’s divine element, His divine life, was released from within His humanity into His many believers(John 12:23-24) and His whole being(including His humanity) was brought into glory(Luke 24:26)! In Christ’s resurrection, God’s divine element was expressed and God was glorified! But now today, God is glorified in and through the Son BY the church! When the church has been regenerated, sanctified, crucified, and united with Christ in glory, then the Son of God will be expressed and manifested! Whenever God is expressed through His Son or through the church, that is glory! The Lord began His prayer in John 17 with verse 1 where He says, Glorify Your Son that the Son may glorify You! and, Paul continued or expounded on this prayer in a practical way in Eph. 3:21 … continue reading via,

today God the Father is glorified in the Son and Christ the Son is glorified in the church

3 thoughts on “Christ is glorified in the church, and God the Father is glorified in Christ!”

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  3. Hi, In Rom 8:30 it says in part: …whom He justified, these He also glorified. How does God gloriy us, His Church? I couldn’t find much on that.
    ken

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