maturity

One of the greatest summaries of spiritual formation is: becoming like Christ.  It is appropriate to talk about trans-formation rather than just formation.  Spiritual transformation is part of the process of human maturity.  Full human maturity is not just reaching physical maturity, but rather Christ-likeness in all aspects of life.  To that end, God is seeking to restore (to transform) the broken image in man and achieve the full humanity that was designed at creation and embodied in Christ.  He is the goal of spiritual transformation.