Being Saved, Being Transformed

2 Corinthians 2:14-16; 3:18

 

"Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place. For we are to God the fragrance of Christ among those who are BEING SAVED and among those who are perishing. To the one we are the aroma of death leading to death, and to the other the aroma of life LEADING to life."


"But we all, with unveiled face (having turned to the Lord; having made a definitive decision to receive the Father's salvation through Him), 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."


When I was accepted into Texas Chiropractic College, having met that institution's REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION, I began matriculation through its curriculum. In retrospect, I knew little about the profession and even less about the school. Through their ACCREDITED curriculum, I heard what they had to offer with regard to that discipline. Upon graduation, I would have told you that I was ready to practice what I had learned. Honestly, at the time of the last professional adjustment delivered, after 19 years in practice, I understood that I was still learning how to correctly administer the discipline; how to perform in such a way as to do no harm to the patient, insurance carriers etc. Without question, the Most High was the Rock behind that understanding. My education, formal and in private practice, TRANSFORMED me from one who, even AFTER acceptance, was immature and unwise in all things in chiropractic to the image of what the public would want from a professional: to help and do no harm.


To many in Christianity, the example of my professional education and practice parallels their experiences, particularly in Christ. The truth is this: the transformation from glory to glory is as real as the home builder who lays a foundation and builds one component at a time. Jesus Christ, the Bread that came down from heaven and still comes by the ministry of the Holy Spirit, builds "line upon line and precept upon precept." Those "lines and precepts" pierce even "between soul and spirit." After the piercing, the same lines and precepts heal, and we come to know Him just as we are already known!

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