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We are Changed from Glory to Glory, April 27
But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the
Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory even as
by the Spirit of the Lord.
2 Corinthians 3:18
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When enlightened by the Spirit of God, the believer beholds the perfec-
tion of Jesus, and beholding this perfection, he rejoices with joy unspeak-
able. In self he sees sin and helplessness; in the Redeemer sinlessness and
infinite power. The sacrifice that Christ made in order that He might impart
to us His righteousness—this is a theme upon which we may dwell with
deeper and still deeper enthusiasm. Self is nothing; Jesus is everything....
The transforming power of grace can make me a partaker of the divine
nature. On Christ the glory of God has shone, and by looking upon Christ,
contemplating His self-sacrifice, remembering that in Him dwells all the
fulness of the Godhead bodily, the believer is drawn closer and closer to
the Source of power....
How essential that we have the enlightenment of the Spirit of God;
for thus only can we see the glory of Christ, and by beholding become
changed from character to character in and through faith in Christ.... He
has grace and pardon for every soul. As by faith we look to Jesus, our faith
pierces the shadow, and we adore God for His wondrous love in giving us
Jesus the Comforter....
The sinner may become a child of God, an heir of heaven. He may
rise from the dust, and stand forth arrayed in garments of light.... At every
step of advance, he sees new beauties in Christ, and becomes more like
Him in character
The love that was manifested toward him in the death of Christ, awak-
ens a response of thankful love, and in answer to sincere prayer, the
believer is brought from grace to grace, from glory to glory, until by
beholding Christ, he is changed into the same image
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Ellen G. White
Manuscript 20, 1892
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The Youth’s Instructor, December 6, 1894
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