Colossians 3:3-4 very simply sets forth the method and the dynamics of our transformation.

For you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God. 4 When Christ, who is our life, is revealed, then you also will be revealed with Him in glory. (Colossians 3:3-4, NASB)

It, of course, centers on Christ. When He, who is our life, comes to us and is revealed to us, then we also will be revealed with Him in glory.  To flesh this out, it will help if we look at two other references, 1 John 3:2 and Philippians 3:21.

In 1 John 3:2, John suggests that our transformation will happen when we look at Jesus and see Him. We will be like Him when we see Him just as He is. Then in Philippians 3:21, Paul gives us the dynamics of our transformation.  He says that God will transform…