Our Present | Sanctification

1. What metaphor does Paul use to describe the process of becoming more like Christ? Is there any way that metaphor mirrors your experience of growing in Christ?

2. How can relying on past successes or dwelling on past failures hinder us in our journey to become more like Jesus? What in your past do you need to forget?

3. Paul states that we play a part in our spiritual growth. What are some practical steps we can take in becoming more like Christ?

4. What is Paul’s goal in verse 14? What is the goal that you are pressing on toward?

5. Paul teaches that there are now (we are saved) and not yet (we are still becoming) aspects of our salvation and spiritual growth. How do we live in that reality?