I believe that God made us just the way He intended us to be - warts and all. While we live in these "earthen vessels", we ARE loved by our Creator and not one thing happens to us that He has not allowed for HIS purposes. But by that same token, we have these imperfections - diseases, disfigurements, handicaps, "difficulties" - because we live in a fallen world, one tainted by sin. For that reason I also believe that, in heaven, we will be complete and NOT subject to these faults that came about because of sin. Heaven will be perfect - no sin allowed at all - and no sign that sin ever effected any of us, other than the reminder of our Savior's sacrifice for us by His nail-scarred hands and feet.
Does God see us as we see ourselves or others as we see them? We do not see with the same love as He do we? I have said before, I believe that we will see each other as God sees us/them.
I think God sees us in reality - but HIS reality - and He sees all that we CAN be while we sojourn here. I agree, we don't have what it takes to really see each other as God sees us, yet Jesus said he had a new commandment to give his disciples. They were to "love one another as I have loved you". It had always been love your neighbor as yourself before, but we don't always love ourselves and if we cannot love ourselves, how can we love others? But this was something entirely NEW. To love each other as Christ loves us is the highest ideal of love. It is unconditional, sacrificial and all the best of what we can only imagine being loved like that is. Without the Holy Spirit within us, though, I do not think we CAN love like that, so, Jesus is setting the bar as high as it will go and then empowering us to reach it through Him.
In heaven, we WILL finally see each other as God sees us and we will all be changed, different, yet STILL able to be known to one another. We won't need name tags to know each other either, it is part of knowing as even we are known that we are promised. While we are still here on earth, though, I believe it is God's desire that we see others and love others as He does. If we all really did start thinking that way - the whole world would be changed for the better!
*****In heaven, we WILL finally see each other as God sees us and we will all be changed, different, yet STILL able to be known to one another. We won’t need name tags to know each other either, it is part of knowing as even we are known that we are promised. While we are still here on earth, though, I believe it is God’s desire that we see others and love others as He does. If we all really did start thinking that way - the whole world would be changed for the better! ******
Agreed.