Yes—being glorified means God already sees believers as glorified through Christ, even though that glory is not yet outwardly visible to others.
Les Feldick teaches that glorification is part of the all-inclusive work God does at the moment of salvation. A believer does not feel glorified or look in the mirror and see a halo, because God sees the inner reality rather than the outward appearance. Since God sees believers covered with Christ's righteousness, He can already call them glorified. This is why Romans 8:30 places glorification in the same completed action as justification.
Romans 8:30 — This is the key verse where Paul lists glorification as already accomplished for those whom God justified.
2 Corinthians 3:18 — Les cites this verse to show that believers are already being changed into Christ's image from glory to glory.
The Bible states that glorification is part of God's completed work for those He has called: “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” (Romans 8:30). It also says believers, “with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord” (2 Corinthians 3:18). Scripture speaks of being clothed with salvation and covered with God's righteousness: “for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with a robe of righteousness” (Isaiah 61:10). At the same time, it contrasts human righteousness with God's: “all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags” (Isaiah 64:6). The righteousness of God comes “upon all them that believe” (Romans 3:22).
Les Feldick says salvation is an all-inclusive work of God in which He forgives, justifies, sanctifies, glorifies, baptizes into the body, and seals with the Holy Spirit—all at the moment of belief. Glorification is one of those instantaneous works, but it is not something a person feels or visibly sees. He explains that you are not going to feel glorified, look in the mirror and see a halo, or sprout wings. Les emphasizes that God's view of the believer is different from the world's view. God does not see the believer's own name or identity; He sees Christ in His righteousness. Because the believer is covered with Christ's imputed righteousness, and because God sees His own righteousness in place of the believer's filthy rags, God can already regard the believer as justified and glorified. Les applies this to Romans 8:30 and the surrounding context by saying that those who have been called, elected, justified, and glorified in God's eyes can then rest in the truth that if God is for us, no one can be against us. He also uses 2 Corinthians 3:18 to show that believers do not show this glory outwardly, but God sees it inwardly, and believers have already been transfigured into Christ's image from glory to glory.
According to Les Feldick, glorification is not a feeling or a visible change in a person's appearance. He says, 'You're not going to feel glorified. You're not going to look in the mirror and see a halo around your head. You're not going to sprout wings.' Believers do not show outward glory in everyday life; God sees it inwardly. This means a redeemed person can walk through the world looking ordinary, while God's verdict on them is already glorified.
Les explains this apparent gap by pointing to how God views the believer. God looks on us and does not see 'Les Feldick' or the believer 'by name'; He sees Christ in His righteousness. Believers have been covered with God's imputed righteousness, while their own righteousness is like filthy rags. Because God sees Christ's righteousness rather than the believer's failure, He can consider them justified and glorified.
When a believer understands that God has already called, justified, and glorified them, Paul's question becomes powerful: 'If God be for us, who can be against us?' Les says this is where God wants the believer to rest. Glorification is not just a future hope; it is a present heavenly reality that becomes the basis for confidence in the believer's walk.
What Does "If God Be for Us" Really Mean? Romans 8:31
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God Sees Christ in the Believer
Les teaches that when God looks at a believer, He doesn't see the person's name or identity; He sees Christ and His righteousness, making it possible for God to see the believer as glorified.
Why Does God Wait Until the End to Judge? — 1 Corinthians 4 Explained
See? Every one of us as believers now. Now, I'm not talking about the unsaved world. I'm talking about you and I as believers. We are what we are. We have what we have only by the grace of God. And we can never puff up our chest and say, hey, look what I've accomplished. We can't do that, because we have accomplished nothing of ourselves.
Salvation Includes Glorification
Les lists glorification as one of the things God does the moment someone believes, and he says believers won't feel glorified or see a halo or wings.
What It Really Means to Be Saved - Romans 10:9 Explained
But I can stand in His presence covered with the righteousness of Christ. And here is what Paul is now admonishing again. So we believe unto righteousness. That is the true aspect of our salvation. We are now made what God has proclaimed us to be. And then with the mouth, confession is made unto salvation. Well, we've already pretty well covered that.
Glorified in God's Eyes
Les points to Romans 8:30-31 and says believers have already been called, justified, and glorified in God's eyes, so they can ask, 'If God be for us, who can be against us?'
God Sees His Own Righteousness
Les explains that God covers believers with imputed righteousness, and what God sees is His own righteousness—not the believer's filthy rags.
Already Transfigured from Glory to Glory
Les says believers don't show glory outwardly, but God sees it inwardly, and believers have already been transfigured into the same image from glory to glory.
Romans 8:30: 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.
This is the key verse in which Paul lists glorification as already accomplished for those whom God justified.
Romans 8:31: What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?
Paul uses God's completed work—including glorification—as the basis for the believer's confidence that God is for them.
2 Corinthians 3:18: But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.
Les quotes this verse to show that believers are already being changed into Christ's image from glory to glory.
Romans 3:22: Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference.
Paul describes the righteousness of God coming upon all who believe, which is why God sees glory instead of sin.
Isaiah 61:10: I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.
Isaiah pictures being clothed with salvation and covered with God's righteousness, the same covering Les applies to believers.
Isaiah 64:6: But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.
This verse contrasts human righteousness with God's righteousness, explaining why believers need Christ's covering.
Yes, according to Les Feldick. He teaches that salvation is an all-inclusive act of God that forgives, justifies, sanctifies, and glorifies the believer instantly. It is not something you feel or see in the mirror. God sees it as already true.
Because God's glorification of the believer is an inward, heavenly verdict, not an outward show. Les says believers are not walking around with halos or wings; the glory is not shown outwardly, but God sees it inwardly, and the world sees Christ's reflection in the believer.
God sees Christ and His righteousness, not the believer's own identity or sin. Les says God doesn't see Les Feldick or you by name; He sees Christ in His righteousness. That is why God can regard believers as glorified.
The verse states that those whom God justified, He also glorified. In Les's teaching, this means God already sees believers as glorified, so Paul can base his encouragement on it. The believer can therefore rest in the truth that God is for them.
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