Good day very one, how is it going? hop every thing is fine.
today, i will be talking about living as christlike christain.
firstly we need to know who is christ?
WHO IS CHRIST?
In Christianity, Christ is a title for the savior and redeemer who would bring salvation to the Jewish people and mankind. Christians believe Jesus is the Jewish messiah prophesied in both the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament.
Christ is the jesus christ who is the son of God.
HOW CAN WE LIVE A CHRISTLIKE LIFE?
We as Christians we can live a life of Christ through the following ways.
HAVING THE LOVE OF CHRIST
God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them." Ephesians 4:2: “Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love." 1 Peter 4:8: “Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins."
The love of Christ is a central element of Christian belief and theology. It refers to the love of Jesus Christ for humanity, the love of Christians for Christ, and the love of Christians for people. These aspects are distinct in Christian teachings—the love for Christ is a reflection of his love for his followers.
HAVING THE PEACE OF CHRIST
The Bible is filled with verses that can bring peace in the middle of struggles, worries and fear. If we ask God, He promises us HIS peace "that passes understanding"! Use the below Bible verses for meditation when you feel overwhelmed and do not know the next step to take.
The Bible tells us, “Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace” (Colossians 3:15). As Christians, we are called to biblical peace. This peace doesn't focus on the absence of trouble.
HAVING THE JOY OF CHRIST
Christianity is a religion of joy. Real joy comes from God, who has invaded us, conquered us, and liberated us from eternal death and sadness, who has given us hope and joy because He has poured out His love within our hearts by the Holy Spirit whom He has given us (Rom. 5:5). Joy comes from God.
BE GENTLE AS CHRIST
like Christ (Ephesians 4:14-16), and part of the fruit, or results, of that work is gentleness. Gentleness, also translated “meekness,” does not mean weakness. Rather, it involves humility and thankfulness toward God, and polite, restrained behavior toward others. The opposites of gentleness are anger.
Gentleness and meekness were Paul's preferred approaches in dealing with people. Meekness (strength under control, maintaining peace in the midst of confrontations) is practiced when one restores a badly behaving Christian or in dealing with a newly called individual.
Let your gentleness be evident to all. Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, cloth yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, and lots more.
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BE GOOD TO OTHERS
Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.
We fully understand this attribute of God? Meditate on the goodness of God with me this morning. The Bible defines God's goodness in two ways. One has to do with His character; the other focuses on His actions.
WE SHOULD BE FAITHFUL TO THE WORD OF GOD
Faithfulness is the concept of unfailingly remaining loyal to someone or something, and putting that loyalty into consistent practice regardless of extenuating circumstances.
1 Kings 2:3-4 - Keep the charge of the Lord your God, to walk in His ways, to keep His statutes, His commandments, His ordinances, and His testimonies, according to what is written in the Law of Moses, that you may succeed in all that you do and wherever you turn.
WE SHOULD BE KIND TO ONE ANOTHER
Ephesians 4:32 - Be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you.
Kindness is a behavior marked by ethical characteristics, a pleasant disposition, and concern and consideration for others. It is known as a virtue, and is recognized as a value in many cultures and religions.
WE SHOULD LEARN HOW TO BE KIND TO ONE ANOTHER.
WE SHOULD LEARN TO FORGIVE
Forgiveness is about how God forgive us, but also about how we forgive each other. Forgiving can be hard, when someone hurt us. To help you this post presents ten Bible verses speaking of forgiveness. Peter said to them.
Forgiveness is the intentional and voluntary process by which a victim undergoes a change in feelings and attitude regarding an offense, lets go of negative emotions such as vengefulness, with an increased ability to wish the offender well.
Forgiveness is the act of pardoning an offender. In the Bible, the Greek word translated “forgiveness” literally means “to let go,” as when a person does not demand payment for a debt. Jesus used this comparison when he taught his followers to pray: “Forgive us our sins, for we ourselves also forgive everyone who is in debt
forgiveness as a conscious, deliberate decision to release feelings of resentment or vengeance toward a person or group who has harmed you, regardless of whether they actually deserve your forgiveness. Forgiveness does not mean forgetting, nor does it mean condoning or excusing offenses.
My brother's and sisters' let us start have the fear of God in our life. let us have the spirit of christ in us. we should learn to show love to one another in our businesses, street, house and any where we find ourselves.
God bless you.
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Christ lived an exceptional life worthy of emulation. The Apostles after following Him and learning from Him were first named Christians in Antioch. Jesus is no more and we are his representatives and we must lived as he lived. It was the good qualities that people saw in the Apostles that made them named Christians, we should also make people feel proud to be a Christians by portraying Christlike attitudes
Forgiveness is the intentional and voluntary process by which a victim undergoes a change in feelings and attitude regarding an offense, lets go of negative emotions such as vengefulness, with an increased ability to wish the offender well.
Forgiving can be hard, when someone hurt us. To help you this post presents ten Bible verses speaking of forgiveness. We should please try yo forgive and forget when offended
Great is thy faithfulness
Thanks for sharing this post, amazing write up
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Thanks for charging us with this.
A lifestyle like Christ is what distinguishes us from other people to be called Christians.
We need to keep examining ourselves and keep rating ourselves if really we are living in Christ in meekness, word, action, character and in helping people.
People don't want to care much about what we say but much more about what we do.
Our attitude should speak out Christ.
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We can't fully be like Christ, but we can do better like him just by following his ways, we should be good to others, we should be able to forgive and forget and also we should always help people in need.
Thanks for sharing sir, God bless you as you share more.
Yes sir , you are so correct
Superb post! Jesus carried on with a model life for any one that trusts in Him should live. In the event that exclusive we would have a little dread of God then the world will be a superior place.
Great is thy faithfulness
Jesus Christ was the full package of how one could live a just life.Without Him cannot enter into the kingdom of God..Let all humble us and walk us He did...
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Great post! Jesus went ahead with a model life for any one that trusts in Him should live. If selective we would have somewhat fear of God then the world will be a prevalent place.
Yes , sure
We have been brought out of darkness into marvellous light ,we just have to diligently follow the footsteps of Him that brought us our by living like Him.
Jesus is a perfect example of how we should love our lives, He obeyed God and give himself to us all, He is humble and hates sin, He love all and never discriminate, He never joke with the things of God.
We need to live in total obedience just like Christ and allow the word of God to be our guidance
What a nice post. You have a great job posting this
Rhanks thanks
It is our attitude that will really speak for us to know that we are really Christian that portrait the image of Christ that saves us.
We need to live our life to glorify God and to serve others.
Christ love all, He is humble ,He sacrifice for all and He is committed to doing the will of the father.
We ought to live our lives just like Christ and to the glory of God.
Indeed our lives should be an example to others
Forgiveness is for our own growth and happiness. When we hold on to hurt, pain, resentment, and anger it harms us far more than it harms the offender. Forgiveness frees us to live in the present. ... Forgiveness allows us to move on without anger or contempt or seeking revenge.
God works in us: “We, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord's glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord” (2 Corinthians 3:18). One day, however, the process will be complete: “When he appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is” (1 John 3:2). The promise of being fully Christlike in the future is in itself motivation for becoming more Christlike now: “Everyone who has this hope in him purifies himself, just as he is pure” (1 John 3:3).
His whole life on earth was to show us how to live and how to control what we are about to do and how we are suppose to do it.
For those who think that to be achrustain is by going to the church you lied.
For Christ has granted us peace and joy and he has given us power to live a live like his.
Those who wants Gods blessings must be humble and they must be ready to do what he desires
God has made you with a purpose and it is left for you to give him your life.
The almighty God has made everything according to His power and be has hiven us power to conquar all our enemies and make good use of our lives.
Its good to be with the spirit and work in the parts of the holy spirit
The fruit of the holy spirit has always be with us in we have be doing.
Making right decision is by doing what the lord wants from you and taking your life towards the part of holiness towards doing the right thing at the right time with the love of Christ leading you.
Changing the world and making right descion can be done in fuseing the things you listed with the word of God and making a clear descision of the different between the good and the bad.
I really like this :
By being completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.
The love of Christ is a central element of Christian belief and theology. Real joy comes from God, who has invaded us, conquered us, and liberated us from eternal death and sadness, who has given us hope and joy because He has poured out His love within our hearts by the Holy Spirit whom He has given us
By being gentle also. Gentleness, also translated “meekness,” does not mean weakness. Rather, it involves humility and thankfulness toward God, and polite, restrained behavior toward others.
Finally we should learn to forgive. This can be hard when we deeply hurt by someone dear to us. let go of negative emotions such as vengefulness, with an increased ability to wish the offender well.
Christianity is not just a post religion but a relationship that needs to be upheld. I love what up said here"The love of Christ is a central element of Christian belief and theology. It refers to the love of Jesus Christ for humanity, the love of Christians for Christ, and the love of Christians for people. These aspects are distinct in Christian teachings;the love for Christ is a reflection of his love for his followers."
Continue the good works
Forgiveness is concept that believes in truth and Jesus commanded us strictly to forgive.
Great post
Forgiveness is part of the process of healing and letting go of the past. When two people are angry with each other, each side feels hurt by the other and would like to receive an apology. ... Forgiveness means to cease to feel resentment against someone or something.
God works in us: "We, who with uncovered faces all mirror the Lord's transcendence, are being changed into his resemblance with regularly expanding eminence, which originates from the Lord" (2 Corinthians 3:18). One day, be that as it may, the procedure will be finished: "When he shows up, we should resemble him, for we might consider him to be he is" (1 John 3:2). The guarantee of being completely Christlike later on is in itself inspiration for ending up more Christlike now: "Everybody who has this expectation in him cleanses himself, similarly as he is unadulterated" (1 John 3:3).
As Christians we have to know whom we serve and the one we serve is only Jesus Christ because for in him that a man is saved.
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Excellent post! Jesus lived an exemplary life for any one that believes in Him should live. If only we would have a little fear of God then the world will definitely be a better place.
nice and wonderful post,the topic actually caught my attention,all the qualities highlighted are what a christian should to even be qualified to be referred to as a christian because a christian means follower of christ and there is no way can follow someone and not act like him,thanks for sharing.
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