How should it affect us that God says we are already glorified even though we can't see it?
It should excite even the most blasé believer. Though fellow man cannot see our glorification, God sees it whenever He looks upon us. He sees us not only as justified but already glorified, viewing us as He views Christ in all His glory. This reality should shape our assurance and joy.
Les teaches that this truth should excite even the most blasé of believers. Believers do not walk around with a halo or an angelic presence that shows they have been glorified, and fellow man does not see it. But God does. Every time God looks upon the believer, He does not see that individual in particular; He sees Christ Jesus. Les also points to Christ’s glory on the Mount of Transfiguration, when Peter, James, and John saw Him literally glorified, and even His clothing radiated the very glory of heaven. Since God says we are glorified, we cannot see it on each other, but God sees it when He looks on us. He sees us as not only justified and all these other things, but also glorified. God has already glorified us, and He sees us as He sees Christ in all of His glory.
Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.
Where in Scripture do we see a picture of Christ's glory?
This event gives a picture of Christ's glory at the Mount of Transfiguration, where Peter, James, and John saw Him literally glorified in their presence. He took on such glory that even His clothing radiated the very glory of heaven.
What does it mean that God has already glorified us and sees us as He sees Christ?
It means God has already declared believers glorified, just as they are justified, sanctified, forgiven, and baptized into the Body. Though other people cannot see a halo or angelic glory, God sees the believer as He sees Christ Jesus, viewing them in Christ’s own glory.
More Questions
Are believers already glorified even though we cannot see it?
God sees believers as glorified right now, even though other believers cannot see that glorification on one another.
Does God already see believers as glorified, the same way He sees Christ?
God has already glorified believers, and He sees them as He sees Christ in all of His glory.
How can Romans 8:30 say believers have been glorified when they do not look glorified?
Believers have already been glorified in God's sight, even though other people cannot see it on them, because God says they are glorified and God sees it when He looks at them.