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Philippians 2:1-11 ESV / 1,823 helpful votesHelpfulNot Helpful. So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy, complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in ...
- Being Like Christ
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- Being Like Christ
- 1 John 2:6 ESV / 825 helpful votes. Whoever says he abides in him ought to walk in the same way in which he walked.
- 1 Peter 2:21 ESV / 712 helpful votes. For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you might follow in his steps.
- 1 Corinthians 11:1 ESV / 607 helpful votes. Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ.
- Ephesians 5:1-2 ESV / 541 helpful votes. Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.
- The Goal of The Christian Life Is to Know Christ.
- The Goal of The Christian Life Is to Be Like Christ.
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Jesus said the same thing when He prayed, “And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent” (John 17:3). Christianity is primarily a growing relationship with the infinite God who has revealed Himself through the Lord Jesus Christ. As with all relationships, it begins with an initial meeting ...
When you met your future mate, fell in love and got married, your life was permanently changed. You would never be the same again. It is the same, only much more so, when you meet Jesus as Savior and Lord. He marks you for life, and the more time you spend growing to know Him, the more you are different. The rest of verses 10 & 11 shows the compone...
So that’s our goal, to know Jesus Christ and to become more and more like Him. Is that your goal? If it is, you should have thought about it this past week. Have you ever noticed that when you buy a new car, you suddenly see that make of car everywhere? This summer, we bought a Sears luggage carrier to go on top of our car for vacation. We started ...
How can we rekindle and maintain our first love for Jesus?How can a defeated Christian learn experientially Christ’s resurrection power over temptation and sin?Why is a godly response to suffering so crucial for Christian growth (see 1 Pet. 5:6-11)?Some say that since we are already crucified with Christ, we do not need to put ourselves to death regarding sin. Why is this not biblically balanced (see Rom. 8:13; Col. 3:1-5)?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 ...
Jan 4, 2022 · It is important to realize that becoming more like Christ starts by receiving Him as Savior from our sins. Then we grow in our knowledge of God by reading the Bible daily, studying it, and being obedient to what it says. This process causes us to grow and occurs over an entire lifetime in Christ. Only when we have entered Heaven for eternity ...
Jul 10, 2023 · Philippians 1:21 says, “For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.”. Most people focus on the second part of the verse, “ to die is gain,” and contemplate the joys of heaven. But we should not overlook what comes before. The importance of the phrase “to live is Christ” cannot be overstated. In all honesty, this phrase should ...
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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. We volunteer our bodies as “living sacrifices,” and our minds are ...
