We can't imitate Him in everything (incommunicable attributes)
We can be imitators of God (communicable attributes) - Holiness (1 Pet. 1:15 | Eph. 4:24) - Mercy (Luke 3:35 | Eph. 4: 1) - Forgiving (Eph. 4:32) - etc...
Imitate - to mimic, to be like
As beloved children - this is the reason/motivation (Eph. 1:5 | Heb. 8:10)
Walk - symbolizes a lifestyle (Eph. 4:1, 17
Love - this is the essence of the Christian life (Rom. 13:8-10 | Mark 12:30 | John 13:34 | Lev. 19:18)
We love as Christ loves us, sacrificially - (Phil. 2:3-8 | 1 John 3:10-15 | John 10:18)
How? (1 John 3:16 | Acts 20:24 | John 10:10-15)
Christ sacrifice was not only an example but it accomplished redemption (Eph. 5:2 | 2 Cor. 5:12 | Heb. 10:10-18 | 1 John 4:10 | Rom. 4:25 | 1 Pet. 3:24 | Is. 53:10-11)
How can you sacrificially love the brethren more than you have?
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