“Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ.” (Paul, 1 Corinthians 11:1)
I looked up the word “imitation” in the Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible. There are several Old Testament texts listed as negative examples. However, it only lists one negative example in the New Testament: Romans 12:2: “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.” 2 Corinthians 11:12-15 develops the concept of “masquerade” as false imitation or faux imitation. There, false apostles are masquerading as real apostles in the same way Satan masquerades as an angel of light and his servants masquerade as well. Finally, Jesus, in Mark 7:7, quotes Isaiah condemning hypocrites as those who honor God with their lips, but their hearts are far from him.
The Bible is candidly clear: we will be either imitators or masqueraders. The question is, what/who will we imitate? The Eerdmans article states that discipleship and imitation are inseparable. Christians are called on to follow Jesus. In following Jesus, they are to pattern their lives, values, beliefs and behaviors after their Master. To masquerade, then, would be to outwardly appear to imitate Jesus, but not inwardly. Christian imitation of Jesus is more than outward conformity to certain patterns. It is a whole-person following of Jesus.
God is precise Rev 22:18-19 no one must add to or take away from the words of the book of Revelation : It is a woman Rev 12 that delivers the true word John1:1, Rev 12:5, Rev 12:13 who restores Acts 3:21 all things to the world before Christ’s return. This woman exposes the lies of Satan who has deceived the whole world Rev 12:9. This woman creates a new thing in the earth by fulfilling God’s promise to Eve Gen 3:15, Jer 31:22, Isa 14:16. Moses and Elijah are together with the word Matt 17:3 they all three are in this one woman. She is like unto Moses Num 12:3. She was raised up Acts 3:22 from the Laodicean church that becomes lukewarm because they refused to hear her Rev 3:14-17. She is bold like Elijah Matt 17:11, Luke 1:17. As Elijah was alone declaring the true God to the people so also her witness alone turns the hearts of the fathers to the children Mal 4:5-6 to prepare a people for the Lords return before the great and dreadful day of the Lord Matt 17:3, Luke 9:30. Those who will not hear Acts 3:23 the true word of God she now deliveres to the world free of charge, as a witness, at the heel of time from the wilderness Rev 12:6 will not be allowed inside the walls of God’s coming kingdom from heaven Rev 21. This true testimony of the true value of the blood of the Lamb delivers the truth that not one child of God will be put in a hell fire no matter what their sins. It never entered the heart or mind of God to ever do such a thing Jer 7:31, Jer 19:5. God created evil Isa 45:7 to teach his children the knowledge of good and evil Rom 8:7, Gen 3:22 so that at their resurrection they become a god Matt 22:29-30, Ps 82:6. Prove all things. You cannot rightly judge this unless you read all that has been written by this woman first Pro 18:13. http://minigoodtale.blogspot.com Check out the bruising of Satan and the reason for all of mankind’s sufferings.
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