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- Every child of God wants to be more like Jesus. And, by God’s grace, this actually happens. The name the Bible gives to this process of becoming more Christ-like is “sanctification.” To be sanctified is to become more dedicated to God and separated from sin (Rom. 6:22). It’s to live out the deep principles of salvation.
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Jan 4, 2022 · There are three things which contribute to our being more Christlike: our surrender to God, our freedom from sin, and our spiritual growth. 1) Becoming more Christlike is the result of surrender to God. Romans 12:1-2 says that worship involves a total self-dedication to God.
- 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).
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.”
Aug 23, 2024 · Striving to be more like Jesus Christ is a noble and spiritual goal for many people. While humans can’t fully replicate Jesus’s divine nature, there are various ways you can cultivate qualities and values that align with his teachings and example.
Jan 4, 2022 · Jesus is the living Word (John 1:1), and the Bible is God’s written Word. Therefore, conforming to the Word of God is conforming to Christ. It is important to realize that becoming more like Christ starts by receiving Him as Savior from our sins.
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.
Apr 16, 2020 · Here are the 40 most powerful Bible scriptures on being like Christ. 1 John 2:6. Whoever says he abides in him ought to walk in the same way in which he walked. 1 Corinthians 11:1. Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ. 1 Peter 2:21.
