TO BE LIKE CHRIST

 

TO BE LIKE CHRIST

Rom. 8:29-30 For God knew his people in advance, and he chose them to become like his Son, so that his Son would be the firstborn, with many brothers and sisters. And having chosen them, he called them to come to him. And he gave them right standing with himself, and he promised them his glory. NLT

There is much discussion in church circles about election of the saints. I do not want to even go there. I am not wise enough to figure out God's ways, and I admit that I don't completely understand how it all fits together.

The point that I do understand is that it is God's desire and plan to make all who are in Christ like Christ. We are to become like Christ. We are to become a righteous and holy people. We are to take on the character of Christ. When others see us they are to readily know that we are children of God. There should not be a need for those who know us to wonder whether or not we are Christians. We should be a people who live to please God and not man. We don't act or talk like non-Christians do. We don't focus on what the world can offer us, but rather what we can offer the world through Christ.

It is God's plan that you be like Christ. He took you in and gave you a right standing with himself. He promised you a life filled with His glory. And He expects you to live like it. Instead of trying to change one another over to our understanding, we should be focusing on how to help one another become more like Christ in holiness and righteousness.