As he fulfilled the law, the Gospels present us with stories of people who are truly able to change. Jesus takes center stage in Chapter 4, and he is the reason that true change is possible. God will call them to a new covenant as they meet their Messiah. This is a paradigm-shifting chapter, and one that gave me goosebumps. Furthermore, the entire nation of Israel is incapable of change.
Millar presents case studies of Noah, Abraham, Jacob, Moses, David, and Solomon to show that true change eludes their lives. We are simple and complex, and change is possible.īut the next chapter poses a problem in that our Old Testament “heroes” lack the ability to change themselves for good. There is an inaugurated eschatology - and this is what the book hopes to help explain.īy diving deep into the Hebrew and Greek texts, Millar argues and concludes that humans have to live in the reality of holistic dualism. To start, Millar assures us that we live “life in the middle.” The Bible is riddled with passages that we already have been changed but also that we will change. Gary Millar points us toward a biblical theology of personal transformation. Have you ever felt stuck in your ways? Is it possible to truly change? In Changed into His Likeness, J.
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