How do we Become like Jesus?

[TheBlade]

Yeah by faith. I remember alone in the house age 15 I think and was praying said "show me what I have to do to be more like you". A week later or so in this bible study we went to as we were praising the lord one that ran the bible study lol...  just stopped said "Danny I don't know what this means but the lord said I will show you".

I think it just come naturally so to speak. The closer we get to Him He gets to us. If not in this age we will in the age to come for sure same with all those callings, gifts we think we never did.. will happen in the age to come. 

[Marilyn C]

6 hours ago, Vine Abider said:

Partakers of the divine nature - a key to this.

And.....thus we need to ask ourselves what does the divine nature look like. The eminent Bible teacher, Charles J. Rolls, (last century) said there are 42 aspects of the divine nature. 

Jesus is called the `Bread of God.`

`For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives His life to the world.` (John 6: 33)

`I am the bread of life.` (John 6: 48)

Now bread is bought to nourish those who are alive, but Christ the Bread of God imparts life eternal.

The physical bread we eat is from wheat grown in the ground from where our bodies are derived. The calcium, silicon, iodine, phosphates, etc in an organic form are packed into the wheat in order to build up our strength.

In like manner, if we are to become partakers of spiritual life and immortality we must eat the Bread of God, which is made up of -

-         Righteousness, goodness, loving kindness, graciousness, perfectness, holiness, gentleness, merciful,

and such like which results in Godliness.

[Vine Abider]

1 hour ago, Marilyn C said:

And.....thus we need to ask ourselves what does the divine nature look like. The eminent Bible teacher, Charles J. Rolls, (last century) said there are 42 aspects of the divine nature. 

Jesus is called the `Bread of God.`

`For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives His life to the world.` (John 6: 33)

`I am the bread of life.` (John 6: 48)

Now bread is bought to nourish those who are alive, but Christ the Bread of God imparts life eternal.

The physical bread we eat is from wheat grown in the ground from where our bodies are derived. The calcium, silicon, iodine, phosphates, etc in an organic form are packed into the wheat in order to build up our strength.

In like manner, if we are to become partakers of spiritual life and immortality we must eat the Bread of God, which is made up of -

-         Righteousness, goodness, loving kindness, graciousness, perfectness, holiness, gentleness, merciful,

and such like which results in Godliness.

More of that passage in John 6:

47Truly, truly, I tell you, he who believes has eternal life. 48I am the bread of life. 49Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, yet they died. 50This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that anyone may eat of it and not die. 51I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And this bread, which I will give for the life of the world, is My flesh.”

52At this, the Jews began to argue among themselves, “How can this man give us His flesh to eat?”

53So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I tell you, unless you eat the flesh and drink the blood of the Son of Man, you have no life in you. 54Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. 55For My flesh is real food, and My blood is real drink.

56Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood remains in Me, and I in him. 57Just as the living Father sent Me and I live because of the Father, so also the one who feeds on Me will live because of Me. 58This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your fathers, who ate the manna and died, the one who eats this bread will live forever.”

[Marilyn C]

58 minutes ago, Vine Abider said:

More of that passage in John 6:

47Truly, truly, I tell you, he who believes has eternal life. 48I am the bread of life. 49Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, yet they died. 50This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that anyone may eat of it and not die. 51I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And this bread, which I will give for the life of the world, is My flesh.”

52At this, the Jews began to argue among themselves, “How can this man give us His flesh to eat?”

53So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I tell you, unless you eat the flesh and drink the blood of the Son of Man, you have no life in you. 54Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. 55For My flesh is real food, and My blood is real drink.

56Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood remains in Me, and I in him. 57Just as the living Father sent Me and I live because of the Father, so also the one who feeds on Me will live because of Me. 58This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your fathers, who ate the manna and died, the one who eats this bread will live forever.”

Yes, and then we ask ourselves, `How do we eat and drink of the Lord`s flesh and blood? `

` And Jesus said to them, " I am the bread of life. He who comes to me shall never hunger, and he who believes in me shall never thirst. ` (John 6: 35)

` It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are Spirit and they give life. ` (John 6: 63)

 

[Vine Abider]

21 minutes ago, Marilyn C said:

Yes, and then we ask ourselves, `How do we eat and drink of the Lord`s flesh and blood? `

` And Jesus said to them, " I am the bread of life. He who comes to me shall never hunger, and he who believes in me shall never thirst. ` (John 6: 35)

` It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are Spirit and they give life. ` (John 6: 63)

 

"The word became flesh"

[Marilyn C]

39 minutes ago, Vine Abider said:

"The word became flesh"

Yes, however Jesus said in relating to `eating His flesh, `

`....the flesh profits nothing.

The words that I speak to you are Spirit and they give life. ` (John 6: 63)

 

 `It is the Spirit who gives life;...` (John 6: 63)

[farouk]

8 hours ago, Vine Abider said:

Have quoted the line in that song a few times!

@Vine Abider It's very quotable........:)

[farouk]

On 12/31/2022 at 4:03 PM, Marilyn C said:

And.....thus we need to ask ourselves what does the divine nature look like. The eminent Bible teacher, Charles J. Rolls, (last century) said there are 42 aspects of the divine nature. 

Jesus is called the `Bread of God.`

`For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives His life to the world.` (John 6: 33)

`I am the bread of life.` (John 6: 48)

Now bread is bought to nourish those who are alive, but Christ the Bread of God imparts life eternal.

The physical bread we eat is from wheat grown in the ground from where our bodies are derived. The calcium, silicon, iodine, phosphates, etc in an organic form are packed into the wheat in order to build up our strength.

In like manner, if we are to become partakers of spiritual life and immortality we must eat the Bread of God, which is made up of -

-         Righteousness, goodness, loving kindness, graciousness, perfectness, holiness, gentleness, merciful,

and such like which results in Godliness.

@Marilyn C So much depends on spiritual diet, right?

Which is why daily prayer and the Scriptures are so vital.....

[com7fy8]

On 12/30/2022 at 5:47 PM, Michael37 said:

By faith.

"faith working through love" (in Galatians 5:6)

While we do things by faith, we are effected by God's love which changes us to become like Jesus in our character.

[Willa]

On 12/31/2022 at 1:03 PM, Marilyn C said:

if we are to become partakers of spiritual life and immortality we must eat the Bread of God, which is made up of -

Joh 6:57  As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so whoever feeds on me, he also will live because of me.

Joh 6:58  This is the bread that came down from heaven, not like the bread the fathers ate, and died. Whoever feeds on this bread will live forever."

Joh 6:63  It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh is no help at all. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life.

As others have said, it is feeding on God's word that helps us to see Christ more clearly.  The Holy Spirit uses the words of Christ to infuse us with His life.  Through this route the living water of His Spirit then flows out to others.  We see God's dealings with Israel as well as Christ weeping over Jerusalem, that He would have gathered her to Himself like a mother hen gathers her chicks.  Such loving compassion for those who reject Him.

 We behold Christ and are conformed to His likeness as we perceive God's heart.