inadequate words. But there are certain things he does say about it. (i) When Christ appears in his glory, we shall be like him. Surely in John’s mind there was the saying of the old creation story that man was made in the image and in the likeness of God (Genesis 1:26). That was God’s intention; and that was man’s destiny. We have only to look into any mirror to see how far man has fallen short of that destiny. But John believes that in Christ a man will finally attain it, and at last bear the
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