![]() So first is the biblical basis for the call to Christlikeness. And it all relates to becoming like Christ. ![]() So if that is true, I am proposing the following: first to lay down the biblical basis for the call to Christlikeness secondly, to give some New Testament examples of this thirdly, to draw some practical conclusions. Christlikeness is the will of God for the people of God. So I want to share with you where my mind has come to rest as I approach the end of my pilgrimage on earth, and it is-God wants His people to become like Christ. But somehow neither of these, nor some others that we could mention, seemed wholly satisfactory. We also toyed with some briefer statements, like one of only five words-love God, love your neighbor. ![]() I remember very vividly, some years ago, that the question which perplexed me as a younger Christian (and some of my friends as well) was this: what is God’s purpose for His people? Granted that we have been converted, granted that we have been saved and received new life in Jesus Christ, what comes next? Of course, we knew the famous statement of the Westminster Shorter Catechism: that man’s chief end is to glorify God and to enjoy Him forever: we knew that, and we believed it. ![]()
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