We Are All Dead Unless

Ephesians 2:1-3 And you were dead in the trespasses and sins 2 in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience 3 among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind. #Bible

We were all dead, born into this world dead, in our trespasses and sins.
We all followed the ways of this world, we were born into these bodies who's only outreach to this world was through our bodily senses. As we grew we realized more and more of the temptations that sparked our desires and wants.
The prince of the power of the air was right there encouraging us in our lusts which caused us to be the sons of disobedience.
The mind through our fleshly desires made us by our nature or thought pattern children of wrath, sons of disobedience just like the rest of mankind.
But God delivered those who believe in Jesus into His Kingdom. We are no longer subject to the prince of this world. We have been transformed into the likeness and nature of Jesus, we are the sons and daughter's of God. We are now alive because of Jesus, who paid the price for our trespasses and sins, with His Life, by the shedding of His blood, satisfied God, who said "the soil that sins will surely die."

Many Brothers

Romans 8:29 For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. #Bible

Volumes have been written on this verse, I'm hoping for a paragraph.
Whether you are a Jew or a Gentile, New or Old Testament, God Loves you.
This plan of God's which was developed before time began in God's foreknowledge or mind, was developed knowing you and those who would love and worship Him. So He predestined you to be His people.
Being God's people you would want to and would be conformed to the image or likeness of Jesus, now and in eternity as well. You would be like minded with Jesus, and even resemble Him by your actions.
In order to have this privilege or position God also justified you and sealed the deal by glorifying you. We are God's possession as well as His people, and His children by our faith in His Son Jesus and we are adopted into His family. Now that is glorification. Praise the Lord!