“Jesus is better, not by degree but by kind—not a higher rank on the same scale, but the only one who can actually do what the rest of the OT pointed to. Everything Jesus is compared to was only a shadow pointing to what he really did. Jesus is not merely a better shadow, but the reality. Jesus is better—not a little more of what Israel already had, but the only priest, covenant, and sacrifice that can actually save…”
Romans 8:18-27
“For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God. (Romans 8:19)…While believers are now presently ‘children’ of God, the full implications of our relationship with God is yet to be shown. When our true identity is fully revealed, it will be because we finally see him in all of his glory; then the process of being made like him will be completed and we will share in his glory…In contrast to the cult of positivity, which insists that believers should always have a positive attitude and confession, the Bible describes believers as those who have a view which encompasses both present and future realities. And while God certainly calls us to be content with what he provides for us in this life and to avoid complaining or grumbling, we should never be content spiritually, nor should we feel totally at home in this world.”


