In his famous speech in Gettysburg, Abraham Lincoln rearticulated the vision of the “fathers.” The founders envisioned a nation “conceived in liberty” that promised its citizens an elevated state of being—freedom. Lincoln held out this vision of freedom and asked whether “any nation so conceived” could long endure. Thankfully, there is a spiritual antidote to a lack of vision that causes people to perish. It is found in an iconic New Testament scripture: “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life” (John 3:16, emphasis added). When we unpack the promise of this scripture and mesh it with the meaning of the proverb, we see a compelling vision emerge—ultimate vision. https://www.ucg.org/members/united-news/the-ultimate-vision-be-like-him https://www.ucg.org/members/united-news/the-ultimate-vision-be-like-him-part-2-defining-the-image-of-the-heavenly-man https://www.ucg.org/members/united-news/the-ultimate-vision-be-like-him-part-3-bearing-the-image-of-the-heavenly-man

John Miller

United Church of God Assistant Pastor

John Miller is a United Church of God minister. He has been involved in ministry in various capacities in the United States and Europe since 1993. He holds a BA in Theology and a MA in Organizational Management and is also President of SUPERB Industries, Inc.