Because of the fall, we are all born alienated from God, which includes being alienated from the image of God and the knowledge of God.  God has to reconcile our conscience, our heart and its affections, and our will in order to bring us back to Him.  If we continue in the faith, He will be able to present us holy unpolluted, and having no guilt attached to us before Him in heaven.  Colossians 1:21-23. Disc 20 in the current series: Colossians. VF-2273