"Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry. Because of these, the wrath of God is coming ... But now you must rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips. Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator." Colossians 3:5-10 (NIV)
In his letter to the believers in Colosse, the Apostle Paul said that the wrath of God is coming. He even listed for them the things which would incur the wrath of God.
We need to pray and ask God for forgiveness for our sins, whether they are on this list or not, including our sinful thoughts and intentions. The wrath of God is coming, and we do not want to incur God's wrath. We should to do our best to imitate Christ and walk in His way. (Ephesians 5:1-2) For that, we need to pray for His help.
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Sunday, February 24, 2013
Saturday, June 9, 2012
Be Imitators Of God And Live A Christ-like Life
"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." Ephesians 5:1-2 (NIV)
The Apostle Paul wrote, in his letter to the Christians in Ephesus, regarding the purpose of the church and the standards of faithful Christian living. Here he states that they should live a life of love just as Jesus Christ did. They should imitate Christ and not imitate the sinful people of the world.
According to John MacArthur, the purpose of sanctification is growing in the likeness of The Lord while serving Him on earth. The Christian life is designed to reproduce godliness as modeled by Jesus Christ. We are to walk in love with all of God's people and be examples of good Christian behavior to a sinful world. As believers we are to imitate God's holiness in all of our conversation and conduct. We should avoid evil and we should do good, both are important aspects of Christian living.
The Apostle Paul wrote, in his letter to the Christians in Ephesus, regarding the purpose of the church and the standards of faithful Christian living. Here he states that they should live a life of love just as Jesus Christ did. They should imitate Christ and not imitate the sinful people of the world.
According to John MacArthur, the purpose of sanctification is growing in the likeness of The Lord while serving Him on earth. The Christian life is designed to reproduce godliness as modeled by Jesus Christ. We are to walk in love with all of God's people and be examples of good Christian behavior to a sinful world. As believers we are to imitate God's holiness in all of our conversation and conduct. We should avoid evil and we should do good, both are important aspects of Christian living.
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