Colossians 3:9-10 " Lie not one to another,seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds; And put on the new man,which is renewed in knowledge after the image of Him that created him:"
God wants us to be His own children who share His values. He wants us to use His values and convictions to make decisions as He would make them. He wants us to inherit all things, to share His entire creation with Him. He says "He who overcomes shall inherit all things, and I will be his God and he shall be My son". Nothing is more important to God than our Spiritual development. Our development is essential for us to receive the awesome inheritance God has in store for us as His children.
God predetermined, in His master plan, that His son should be the model for our development. As Paul said, God called us with a holy calling, which was given to us in Christ Jesus before time began(2tim1;9) If we are "in Christ" we are being conformed to His image. Our spiritual growth should continue until all of us come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God. Therefore, as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly man. Knowing God's eternal plan for us should inspire us to purify our hearts and motives. In Christ we share the same love for one another.The proper motivation for all our relationships should be that nothing be done through selfish ambitions or conciet, but in lowliness of mind we should esteem others better than our self. We should look out not only for our own interest, but also for the interest of other.We need to think with the same love and humility that was in Jesus mind. When we truly become a christian in our hearts we will then be Christ like in our living.
God gave us all we need to be like Jesus, for He gave us Jesus, let us enter into His rest that we might be all that He has called us to be
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