They are going to end up in hell, because their god is their bodily desires. The contexts of each of these passages show that this reproduction of christs character is part and parcel of this transformation of our thinking which we have been discussing. He will remind you of my way of life in christ jesus, which is exactly what i teach everywhere in. Nkjv search results for imitate and me and just and. 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. Sep 27, 2015 sermon imitate his prayer life by pastordoctor. Imitate me as i imitate christ pastor santhosh desabattula. He only followed christ the best that a man could, so he wrote all those things about how we should live our life because he was just following christ. Often people excuse selfimportance, egotism, or evil by claiming their rights. But when you do good and suffer, if you take it patiently, this is commendable before god. And you should imitate me, just as i imitate christ. But fathers often tell their children to imitate them. These things i have spoken to you so that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be made full.
Paul asks his disciples to imitate his life as he imitates jesus, and so to imitate paul was to imitate jesus. We must be teachable enough to receive correction from wherever god kindly brings it. However, i want you to realize that christ has authority over every man, a husband has authority over his wife, and god has authority over christ. What is needed is a sincere faith in christthe kind. The basis of this life access and bond between the discipler and disciple is love. Mar 15, 2018 download on itunes download mp3 right click to save. Pay attention to those who follow the right example that we have set for you. God used calvins institutes to show me where i was wrong. But i want you to know that the head of every man is christ, the head of woman is man, and the head of christ is god.
Paul warns his children 15 even if you have ten thousand guardians in christ, you do not have many fathers. He will establish you and o guard you against p the evil one. If they desire to be spiritually healthyif they want to escape the sickness of sin and enjoy the vigor of growing grace, jesus must be their model. Just as the father has loved me, i have also loved you. Here was a gentile church in thessalonica imitating the jewish christian churches in judeaand paul commends them for it. King james version, new king james version, new living translation, new international version, english standard version, christian.
Every man who covers his head when he prays or speaks what god has revealed. Christian standard bible imitate me, as i also imitate christ. Mace new testament 1729 imitate herein my example as i do that of christ. 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. Therefore, if i, the lord and the teacher, have washed your feet, you also are dutybound to wash one anothers feet. I have told you this many times before, and now i repeat it with tears. Now i praise you, brethren, that you remember me in all things and keep the traditions just as i delivered them to you. Beloved, the great apostle paul sought to bridge a gap here by making the people know that he represents christ and imitates christ in all his ways so if they have doubts about what christ did, how he lived or because they cant. Paul similarly invites his hearers in corinth to imitate him as he imitates christ 1 cor 11. The head of every man is christ, the head of woman is man, and the head of christ is god. I only ask you to imitate me in points in which i imitate christ. The reference in verse 11 makes it clear that he seeks to imitate christ and urges others to imitate christ by imitating him. Green literal translation be imitators of me, as i am also of christ.
Let us therefore walk with the wise and copy their ways as they follow christ, our wisdom, that we might also become wise prov. Now i praise you, brethren, that you remember me in all things and keep the traditions just as i delivered them to. The apostle paul boldly tells us if we are to be like god we must imitate him. Paul had encouraged the christians in corinth to seek other members wellbeing before their own, to give no offense and to do all to the glory of god 1 corinthians 10. English standard version 2016 esv download the free bible. You call me the teacher and the lord, and you speak rightly, because i am. Pauls disciples were then models for others to imitate and so a multiplication pattern was initiated. What is needed is a sincere faith in christthe kind of faith that fuels quick and humble repentance. Jun 27, 2015 imitate me as i imitate christ 1 corinthians 11.
Interpreting imitation in 1 corinthians in relation to ignatius. Spiritual secret which can be downloaded free hudson taylors spiritual secret. Be imitators of god be imitators of god ephesians 5. As an essentially literal translation, the esv bible is ideally suited for use with a concordance, as the esv seeks to use the same english word, as far as possible and where appropriate to the meaning in each context, to translate important recurring words in the original languages. We cannot imagine that many church leaders today would dare to say such a thing. The holy bible, english standard version esv is adapted from the revised standard version of the bible, division of christian education of the. Imitate me as i imitate christ thats what were after. As a youth pastor i do want to live in a way that my students see me as a reflection of christ and as a result strive to live the same. However, with a total of more than 757,000 words appearing in. But some men came down from judea and were teaching the brothers, unless you are circumcised according to the custom of moses, you cannot be saved. Sep 22, 2017 imitate me as i imitate christ thats what were after.
I know that if i am to be able to say to them be imitators of me, as i am of christ, i will have to make many changes to my life. We should imitate jesus, the son of god, in routine faithfulness. Imitate christ print version your attitude should be the same attitude that christ jesus had. Contemporary english version you must follow my example, as i follow the example of christ. The context is very specific how we should imitate god. Imitation is also connected to the cross of christ and is not a means to enforce. We are all called to be examples for those we disciple just as paul told us to follow his example which he learned directly from. Oct 10, 2006 they may see me at my best, but they also see me at my worst. Jun 07, 2014 the context is very specific how we should imitate god. Perhaps a child is unsure what to do, or perhaps he is afraid or foolish. Vb borrow, desume, hire, rent, farm, take a lease, take a demise, take by the hour, take by the mile, take by the year, hire by the hour, hire by the mile, hire by the year, adopt, apply, appropriate, imitate, make use of, take, raise money, take up money, raise the wind, fly a kite, borrow from peter to pay paul, run into debt, replevy. And just as the philippians could imitate paul whom they saw in the flesh, we can imitate mature, godly men and women in our lives who are clearly shaped by the cross.
Good news translation imitate me, then, just as i imitate christ. Joseph and mary were humble enough to receive correction from their 12yearold son. Jul 12, 2019 may the peace of the lord be with you. The word here is the same as the one in i corinthians 11. Imitate me sermon by christian cheong, 1 corinthians 4. Esv study bible god has designed the christian life so that much of ones. Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good the one who does good is of god. Paul is so convinced that what he is doing is right and godly, that he urges others to imitate him. Were they to imitate me now, they would imitate far too many flaws, far too many sins.
For what credit is it if, when you are beaten for your faults, you take it patiently. Since apostle paul said imitate me as i imitate christ. Andrew ewoo day 4 of crusade imitation of christ duration. Online bible at esv, kjv, darby, american standard version, bible in basic.
For you have been called for this purpose, since christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example for you to follow in his steps, brethren, join in following my example, and observe those who walk according to the. King james bible be ye followers of me, even as i also am of christ. It is a research tool for publications in various languages produced by jehovahs witnesses. The imitation game be imitators of me just as i am of christ. We are all called to be examples for those we disciple just as paul told us to follow his example which he learned directly from jesus. If they desire to be spiritually healthyif they want to escape the sickness of sin and enjoy the vigor of. To accomplish this heady goal, we need to imitate christ 1cor. Imitate christ sermon by richard papafio, 1 corinthians 11. North bronx ghana seventhday adventist church recommended for you. Let us therefore walk with the wise and copy their ways as they follow christ, our wisdom, that we. Advice about worship i praise you for always thinking about me and for carefully following the traditions that i handed down to you.
But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or. This is an authorized web site of jehovahs witnesses. I had an imitation game that i played as a child growing up in glen burnie, maryland. Interpreting imitation in 1 corinthians in relation. Paul could say imitate me because he had pressed on to make the reality of christ in him, the hope of glory, his own, because jesus had made him his own philippians 3. The bible tells of great men of old who through faith subdued.
Net bible be imitators of me, just as i also am of christ. Advice about worship i praise you for always thinking about me and for carefully following the traditions that i. Chinese union version traditional script shen edition rcu17ts. Vb borrow, desume, hire, rent, farm, take a lease, take a demise, take by the hour, take by the mile, take by the year, hire by the hour, hire by the mile, hire by the year, adopt, apply, appropriate, imitate, make use of, take, raise money, take up money, raise the wind, fly a kite, borrow from peter to. If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love. Download on itunes download mp3 right click to save text. Paul himself had set the example in all these things, not. Nkjv search results for imitate and me and just and as.
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