SCRIPTURE: Genesis 1:1,2; 24-31 (Page1); Colossians 3:1-4:6 (Page 1401)
SERMON: Christian: The Image of God Re-formed	               30 December 2001

I.	REVIEW & INTRODUCTION

a.	MAN: THE IMAGE & LIKENESS OF GOD (Gen.1:26,27; see 12/16/01 sermon)

b.	JESUS: THE FULL & EXACT IMAGE OF GOD (Heb.1:3; see Jn.1:14,18; 2Cor.4:4; Col.1:15-19; 2:9; see Eph.4:24; Col.3:10; see 12/23/01 sermon)

c.	MAN IN CHRIST: A NEW IMAGE (2Cor.5:17; Eph.4:24; Col.3:10; see 12/23/01 sermon)
1.	adoption through The First-Born: a new image (Eph.1:4,5 & Rom.8:29; see Rom.5; 1Cor.15)

2.	baptized into The Christ: a new image (Rom.6:3,4f; see 2Cor.5:17,21; Gal.6:15; Eph.4:24; Col.3:10; see “new name”(e.g., adoption; marriage); Isa. 62:2; Rev. 2:17; 3:12)

II.	THE NEW MAN... IN CHRIST (2Cor.5:17,21; see Eph.2:15; 4:24; Col.3:10)

a.	FORMED IN HIS GRACE (Gen.2:7; see 1:2,4f,26f)

b.	DE-FORMED IN OUR SIN (Gen.2:7,17; 3:24; 4:8; 5:1-5; see Rom.1:18-32; Eph.2:1f)

c.	RE-FORMED IN HIS CHRIST
1.	un-de-formed in forgiveness of our sin (2Cor.5:17&21a; see Rom.6:4,6,23; Eph.2:1,5f; Col.1:13,14; see Gen.1:2 with 1:26,27; 2:7)

2.	re-formed in giveness of His righteousness (2Cor.5:17&21b; see Rom.8:29; Eph.4:24,17f; Col.3:10,5f; see Phil.3:14; 2Pt.1:4)

3.	note: dependence & activity (Col.3:10&5f,12f; see Rom.8:29&13; Phil.2:12,13; 3:12-14; 2Pt.1:2,3,4,10&4,5f,10)

4.	note: Christ’s obedience is our essence of life and manner of life (Rom.10:4; Phil.2:5-8; and Eph.2:10; 4:1; 5:2; see Eph.4:24 with Rom.7:12; 2:14,15)

d.	SUMMARY: NEWNESS... IN CHRIST (2Cor.5:17(Gen.1:26,27; 2:7),21; see Rom.6:4)

III.	THE HOPE OF A REALLY NEW YEAR!

a.	JESUS IS THE MAN! (Col.1:15-19; 2:9; see Heb.1:2,3; 2Cor.4:4; see Eph.4:24 &  Rom.7:12; 2:14,15)

b.	SEEK NEWNESS IN HIM! (Col.3:10(Eph.4:24); see Heb.2:8ff; Rom.8:29; 2Cor.3:18; Eph.3:16-19; 4:13,24)

c.	PERSEVERE DILIGENTLY TOWARD FULL NEWNESS IN HIM (Rom.8:23; Eph.4:7-13(24); Phil.3:14,21; 2Pt.1:4f,11)