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Jan 4, 2022 · 3) Becoming more Christlike is the result of Christian growth. When we are first saved, we are immature in wisdom and knowledge and inexperienced in grace and love. But then we grow. In each of these things, our charge is to become stronger—and more Christlike. “Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ” (2 Peter ...
- What Does It Mean to Be a Man of God
We can have an awareness of all biblical doctrines, we can...
- How Can I Have The Mind of Christ
It means we share Jesus’ perspective of humility and...
- What is Christian Discipleship
Jesus said, “Whoever has my commands and keeps them is the...
- What Does It Mean to Be a Man of God
Romans 8:29 reads that God has predestined His people to be conformed to the image of His Son: that is, to become like Jesus. We all know that when Adam fell he lost much—though not all—of the divine image in which he had been created. But God has restored it in Christ. Conformity to the image of God means to become like Jesus ...
- Practice compassion. Today, it is common to pit people against each other—to divide and judge. Ancient divisions—rooted in race, creed, gender, color or ethnicity—continue to flame into violence.
- Seek the Kingdom of God. Jesus practiced what He clearly taught: “Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness” (Matthew 6:33). Jesus’ consistent message centered on the coming Kingdom of God.
- Take up your cross daily. One familiar scene from Jesus’ life is when He carried His cross (John 19:17). Historians differ about what this wooden stake may have looked like—it may have been a beam or a T-shaped device.
- Be a Sabbath-keeper. The modern world is hectic, chaotic and overwhelming. Jesus taught and practiced a solution. God created and blessed the weekly Sabbath, making the seventh day of the week (Saturday) a holy time of rest (Genesis 2:1-3).
Jun 14, 2023 · The first step in becoming like Jesus is to “turn to God in repentance and have faith in the Lord Jesus” (Acts 20:21). This results in what Jesus calls being born again (John 3:3). Being born again is a spiritual rebirth; no longer do I live only in the physical realm. When I have been born again, my spirit is awakened and is connected to ...
Jan 4, 2022 · God’s goal for the believer is to be like Jesus. First John 3:2: “Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.”. Again, the goal is for the believer to be like Christ, and this will happen in perfection ...
The Christian Should Choose Daily To Study God’s Word. “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God” (Matt. 5:8 ESV). It is by reading, studying, and applying God’s Word that we are changed by it. We know the character of God better as we study His Word, and we are strengthened against the onslaught of a wicked world (Romans ...
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Aug 10, 2022 · Of all the passages in the Bible that sketch the character of Christ and the fruit that His Spirit brings to our lives, none is more compact than Galatians 5:22–23: “The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.”. What a marvelous passage to memorize.
