Romans 8:29

For whom he foreknew, he also foreordained [to be] conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren:
American Standard Version

Treated in 7 passages across the library.

  1. Sermons on Several Occasions · John Wesley

    Free Grace cites Rom. 8:29

    …foreknowledge of God;” (1 Peter 1:2; ) “Whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate.” (Rom. 8:29.) 21. And “the same Lord over all is rich” in mercy “to all that call upon him:” (Romans …

  2. A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections · Jonathan Edwards

    VIII. Truly gracious affections differ from those affections that are false and delusive, in that they tend to, and are attended with the lamblike, dovelike spirit and temper of Jesus Christ cites Rom. 8:29

    …rmed to the image of the Son of God, that he might be the first born among many brethren, Rom. 8:29. As we have borne the image of the first man, that is earthly, so we must also bear the i…

  3. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

    The Breaking of the Outer Man cites Romans 8:29

    …r for good” (ASV). The next verse defines the good: conformity “to the image of his Son” (Romans 8:29, ASV). This does not mean every event is good. Persecution, betrayal, disease, and injust…

  4. Sermons on Several Occasions · John Wesley

    On Predestination cites Romans 8:29

    …d whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.” Romans 8:29, 30. Our beloved brother Paul,” says St. Peter, “according to the wisdom given unto him h…

  5. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

    The Normal Christian Life cites Romans 8:29

    …hrist: those whom God foreknew He “foreordained to be conformed to the image of his Son” (Romans 8:29, ASV). The normal Christian life, at its deepest, is not a life in which the believer bec…

  6. The God of All Comfort · Hannah Whitall Smith

    Conformed to the Image of Christ cites Romans 8:29

    …ed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers" (Romans 8:29). God’s ultimate purpose in our creation was that we should finally be "conformed to the …

  7. The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit · R. A. Torrey

    The Work of the Holy Spirit in Jesus Christ cites Romans 8:29

    … teach us. Jesus Christ is our pattern (1 John 2:6), “the firstborn among many brothers” (Romans 8:29). Whatever He realized through the Holy Spirit is for us to realize today. THE END

All of Romans 8 →