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In this episode, Jeff M Newman explores the implications of 1 John 3:2 regarding believers' transformation to be like Christ at His return.

(Photo by Jason Leung on Unsplash. Berean Standard Bible.) Welcome to the Hope Bible School verse-by-verse Bible study of 1 John. This is Jeff M Newman. Get a new lesson every other week on Mondays at 12:00 PM Pacific. In Lesson 77, we are going to study the second part of 1 John 3:2 . Let’s read this part of the verse. 1 John 3:2 … We know that when Christ appears, we will be like Him … Let’s go over the definitions of the words. We know ( 1492. eidó ) — means to know with certainty or confident understanding. That ( 3754. hoti ) when ( 1437. ean ) Christ appears ( 5319. phaneroó ) — means when Christ is revealed or made manifest in glory. We will be ( 1510. eimi ) — means to be or to exist. Like ( 3664. homoios ) Him ( 846. autos ) — means believers will be like Christ, sharing in His likeness in nature and character, while remaining distinct from Him. In other words, we know with certainty that when Christ is revealed, we will be like Him, sharing in His glorified humanity and character, not as His equals, but as those transformed by His glory, while remaining distinct from Him. Now, let’s dig into this part of the verse. John begins with “we know.” He wants believers to live…

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Host: Jeff M Newman

Topics covered

• Bible study
• 1 John
• Christian hope
• Christ's return
• spiritual transformation

Keywords

• 1 John 3:2
• Christ
• Bible study
• spirituality
• Christianity

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