The relationship we have with the Father, in the Spirit through our union with the Son is by definition a transformative one, as we increasingly display his ‘family likeness’. The fact that we are united to Christ means that this can never be reduced to mere similarity of behaviour, but goes to the very core of our being. In union with him we share in his holiness (both definitively or positionally and progressively). Being united with Christ by faith alters our situation entirely. Personal transformation