Understanding Our Goal
He who says He abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked.
1 John 2:6
The Christian life is simply the process of pursuing Christ’s likeness, theologically described as sanctification. Jesus said, “Follow Me,” and that simple command has not been replaced or improved on. Following Christ involves learning from Him so we can be like Him (Luke 6:40). Romans 8:29 says God saved us so that we can become “conformed to the image of His Son.” Therefore, our one pursuit is to become more and more like Christ.
Now some people may argue that glorifying God or evangelizing the lost are more important priorities. But being like Christ glorifies God, and if we are like Christ we can’t help but reach out to others. After all, He came “to seek and to save that which was lost” (Luke 19:10). All that is needed in the Christian life will flow out of a pursuit of Christlikeness.
MacArthur, J. (2001). Truth for today : A daily touch of God's grace (Page 152). Nashville, Tenn.: J. Countryman.
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1 John 2:6
The Christian life is simply the process of pursuing Christ’s likeness, theologically described as sanctification. Jesus said, “Follow Me,” and that simple command has not been replaced or improved on. Following Christ involves learning from Him so we can be like Him (Luke 6:40). Romans 8:29 says God saved us so that we can become “conformed to the image of His Son.” Therefore, our one pursuit is to become more and more like Christ.
Now some people may argue that glorifying God or evangelizing the lost are more important priorities. But being like Christ glorifies God, and if we are like Christ we can’t help but reach out to others. After all, He came “to seek and to save that which was lost” (Luke 19:10). All that is needed in the Christian life will flow out of a pursuit of Christlikeness.
MacArthur, J. (2001). Truth for today : A daily touch of God's grace (Page 152). Nashville, Tenn.: J. Countryman.
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