What is the goal of a Christian? Christ-likeness. Being like Christ is a life-long process and it is intentional. In fact, true spiritual growth is not so much about doing as it is about "being"----being like Christ. God has not called us to be like Kanye West, Justin Beiber, or Jay Z. Our calling is much higher. God has predestined every believer to be conformed to the image of his Son and it is his desire for us to be like Christ. So how do I become like Christ? One of the first way's we become like Christ is knowing him. How can you be like a person if you don't know him? God as revealed himself in his Word. If you want to know Jesus and what he is like, read the bible.
2 Corinthians 3:18-"And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit."
The bible helps us transform to the image of Jesus. When we read and study the bible, we see Jesus and what he is like. As we continue to daily pray and ingest God's Word and keep our gaze on Jesus, the Holy Spirit would transform us and make us more and more like Christ each day.
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