Commentaries:
When He ascended, He was resurrected as very God. He was an immortal spirit being once again!
These verses show the goal, the focus, the very reason the church exists—why we have been impregnated by the Spirit of God: "till we come to the unity of the faith and the knowledge of the Son of God." Paul is describing something that will not occur while we are still physical beings, yet he is pointing to the great goal that lies beyond the resurrection of the dead!
Our hope and goal is found in verse 13. What we have to do is begin to expand on what Jesus Christ is now—that is what the apostle Paul is pointing to. Our standard is not Jesus merely as a man before He was crucified and resurrected, but the great goal is Jesus Christ as He is now—ascended and at God's right hand!
We are still mortal and physical, but we are in the image of God (Genesis 1:26), not just in form and shape. The image of God that He is concerned about is the fact that we have the power of mind. Because of this and with the help of the gifts of God, we can come to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ.
John W. Ritenbaugh
We Shall Be God! (Part 1)
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Matthew 13:52
Luke 19:22-27
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