We’ve all heard the expression ‘When they made him [or her], they broke the mold...’ implying, of course, that the individual in question is one-of-a-kind and non-reproducible.
However, in the case of Jesus, it’s just the opposite! He is the mold, the blueprint, for the race of God-in-earthen-vessels called Christians. He is the First Born of Many Brethren, the Word become flesh—and we are the Word multiplied!
I John 4:17 says ‘...as He is, so are we in this world.’ We are like Him—made complete in Him, and Paul went so far as to say that he had died, and Christ lived in him. Since we know that God is no respecter of persons, that's us, too!
Ephesians 2:4-7 says that we were crucified with Him, buried and raised up with Him, and seated with Him in heavenly places.
Hallelujah! He’s the blueprint for us! We’re made to be conformed to His image. Heirs of God and joint-heirs with Jesus! [Romans 8:17]
One Spirit with the Lord. [1 Corinthians 6:17]
I DARE you to believe it!
