Paul commands us in Ephesians 5:1 Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children. William Hendriksen remarks that this means that we should imitate God as little children imitate. He remarks that children excel at imitation. This can best be found in the cases when children are loved the most. Children tend to behave and act like those people who show them the most love. This then leads one to ponder. How should we? What does it mean to imitate Christ? What would such a thing look like?
Throughout the Bible we are told to love one another as Christ has loved us. How did Christ love us? He humbled Himself by taking on a lower form. He suffered greatly for us. He did all this while we were still against Him.
So we are to love one another. We are to love our enemies. That the light of Christ would so shine through us causing men to glorify God our heavenly Father.
Tuesday, January 24, 2006
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