CHRIST WILL TRANSFORM OUR BODIES AFTER DEATH TO BECOME LIKE HIS

CHRIST WILL TRANSFORM OUR BODIES AFTER DEATH TO BECOME LIKE HIS

By Fr. Felix (African Times Guest Writer)

In this world we are aliens rather than citizens,

in that our final values are not those of this

world, not is our final aim. We cannot rest in

contentment except in the expectation of the

Risen Lord coming in triumph to assume

lordship of all things.

This, rather than food or any material goods,

must be the basis of our whole system of

values. To modern conventions Paul’s

occasional encouragement to follow his rule of

life or to imitate him seems boastful and

complacent.

He sees himself as the servant of Christ,

suffering for Christ, just as Jesus suffered as

the

Servant of the Lord. Paul’s sufferings are the

badge of apostleship. In other passages,

however, he shows that he is as aware as any of

us of his own failings and of his inability to live

up to his ideals.