Imitating Jesus
Ephesians 5:1-2 states, “Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children and live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. In a recent discussion, someone asked, HOW? How do we imitate God? I thought I was going to answer in a most sincere way. I stated, it is in how we live our life. If we have faith, hope, love, if we are just, have prudence, temperance, strength, humility, perseverance, honor, charity, compassion, truth, purity and hospitality, we will be imitating God. I stated that faith is the start, but maturity is the key. As we continue our relationship with God and if it is healthy we will fall deeper in love with him and from that love we will aspire to the list of aforementioned virtues. One of the other participants answered with an answer that I have heard dozens of times. It is the claim of legalism or works salvation. He stated it is more than what I said, that doing is not what God wants...