BEING CHRISTLIKE: LIVING IN THE SPHERE OF CHRISTLIKENESS!
“For to me, to LIVE is Christ [He is my source of joy, my reason to LIVE] and to DIE is gain [for I will be with Him in ETERNITY]” Philippians 1:20-21/Amplified.
Christlikeness is the quality of being CHRISTLIKE or showing forth the spirit of Jesus Christ in every place of doing life and living godly. The Believer’s in Christ Jesus are called to become in their living being – CHRISTLIKE; this is as depicted in Christ Jesus, while in humanity toward God and toward man, even as Apostle Paul seems to acknowledge also of himself in his humanity according to the scriptures [Philippians 1:20-21; Acts 24:16 [Acts 20:20-21; John 9:4; John 10:22-38]; more so, as in Christ Jesus living in humanity for God’s cause and purpose for our our redemption as we are admonished by the Scriptures to equally live for a purpose if we must be a able to live in fulfilling our being an ambassador for Christ in God [1 John 3:8; John 18:37 (Romans 8:28; Ephesians 1:11-12)].
“. . . 7 But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. 8 Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ, 9 and be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith: 10 that I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death; 11 if by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead. 12 Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus. 13 Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, 14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus . . .” Philippians 3:1-16.
Herein are some few thoughts about being CHRISTLIKE [CHRISTLIKENESS], that I want you to ponder in your spirit-being, though not limited, as more expository will be made available in the nearest future:
To being CHRISTLIKE [CHRISTLIKENESS] is to manifestly reveal God’s presence on earth through the Holy Spirit that’s given to us as His representative [ambassador]. [John 14:16-17; Romans 8:9-11; Romans 5:5] [2 Corinthians 5:20; Psalms 8:4-8; Psalms 115:16-18; Psalms 45:11-12; Genesis 1:26-28].
To being CHRISTLIKE [CHRISTLIKENESS] is an indicator as to being His Ambassador knowingly or unknowingly. For when you become a New Creation of Father God in Christ Jesus, a default DNA of representing the heavenly in an earthly affair sets in. And only a pure ignorance, deception and adulteration and insensitivity to the Holy Spirit by the WORD, will make one to live outside the default. [2 Corinthians 5:17-21].
To being CHRISTLIKE [CHRISTLIKENESS], is to live and love as Father God in Christ Jesus without sentiments, prejudice and dissimulation [John 3:16-18; John 15:8-16; John 13:34-45; John 8:30-32; Romans 12:9].
To being CHRISTLIKE [CHRISTLIKENESS] is to take a stand in the grace by the Faith that justifies us and gave us access to God to SUBJUGATED [SUBDUED] all things as Jesus Christ did in humanity – [Romans 5:1-2; Philippians 3:20-21]. And in the same rights and privileges as in our redemption to have POWER over all flesh [John 17:2] and to live in consciousness of the CHRISTLIKENESS as one who knows that He’s been given ALL THINGS to do life and to live godly on the earth under God purpose [John 13:3; Ephesians 1:3-5; 2 Peter 1:1-5].
To being CHRISTLIKE [CHRISTLIKENESS] is about carrying His cross daily [Luke 9:23-24]; And carrying His cross daily is about living for a purpose and cause in Him. And carrying the cross means carrying the redemption Gospel daily for the good of humanity without sentiments, prejudice and dissimulation. And the Redemption Gospel is in total and whole; and it supersedes and transcends any human inclination, sectarianism, denominationalism and such like; for it’s about preaching Christ – Preaching the WORD without adulteration [Philippians 1:15-17; Acts 8:4-8; 1 John 5:7; John 1:1-5, 14, 17].
And the best way to being CHRISTLIKE – to live fully in CHRISTLIKENESS, is to enact and authenticate God’s WORD by the Holy Spirit in our day to day as we are made to become of Him. [John 1:12].
SELAH – PAUSE AND THINK!
SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT:
“You crown the year with Your goodness, And Your paths drip with abundance. 12 They drop on the pastures of the wilderness, And the little hills rejoice on every side. 13 The pastures are clothed with flocks; The valleys also are covered with grain; They shout for joy, they also sing” Psalms 65:11-13/NKJV
“To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory: 28 whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus: 29 whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily” Colossians 1:27-29.
“Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ . . . 21 For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain . . . 27 Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel” Philippians 1:6, 21, 27.
“If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies, 2 fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind. 3 Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. 4 Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others. 5 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: 6 who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: 7 but made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: 8 and being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. 9 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: 10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; 11 and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father” Philippians 2:1-11.
“Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not grievous, but for you it is safe. 2 Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision. 3 For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh. 4 Though I might also have confidence in the flesh. If any other man thinketh that he hath whereof he might trust in the flesh, I more: 5 circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee; 6 concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless. 7 But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. 8 Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ, 9 and be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith: 10 that I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death; 11 if by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead. 12 Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus. 13 Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, 14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. 15 Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if in any thing ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you” Philippians 3:1-15.
“I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. 21 I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain” Galatians 2:20-21.
“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. 18 And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation; 19 to wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation. 20 Now then we are AMBASSADORS FOR CHRIST, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God. 21 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him” 2 Corinthians 5:17-21.
REV. CHUKIE MORSI
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