Imitators of God
Pastor Stephan Regnerus explores Ephesians 5:1-2 to expound the biblical calling for believers to imitate God as His beloved children, emphasizing that this requires divine grace since human nature is naturally opposed to resembling God. The sermon examines both the literal meaning of "following God" and the transformative work of the Holy Spirit in enabling believers to observe, learn from, and emulate God's holy character and actions.
Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; and walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour -- Ephesians 5:1, 2 We are, by nature, imitators one of another. We become like the people who are closest to us. Children resemble parents; church members tend to dress and speak in a similar way; students imitate teachers and fellow classmates. While it is true that we naturally imitate fellow human...
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