Reflecting Christ
Christians are called to imitate the Holiness and Purity of God, reproducing His Divine Perfections in their lives and circumstances.
Mary Wilder Tileston emphasizes the transformation that occurs when we behold the glory of the Lord, being changed into His image from glory to glory. She challenges believers to seek to think and speak God's thoughts and words alone, allowing His divine perfections to be reproduced in every aspect of their lives. The standard to aim for is nothing short of the life of the Eternal Son of God, with His holiness and purity being the model to follow in all circumstances. The Christian life should reflect the Master's life, filled with hope and surrounded by an uplifting atmosphere that impacts all who come into contact with it.
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But we all, with open face, beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory.
2 CORINTHIANS 3:18
TRY life in me be shown!
Lord! I would henceforth seek
To think and speak
Thy thoughts, Thy words alone;
No more my own
FRANCES R. HAVERGAL
NOTHING short of the Life of the Eternal Son of God--the Holiness, the Purity of God, is the standard at which we are to aim; that is to be reproduced in our circumstances; the Divine Perfections are to be translated, reproduced in our life, our home, our trials, our difficulties, our age of the world. Let us ask ourselves, What is the special likeness of Christ that He would reproduce in me? What are the features of His Life that He calls me to imitate? What pattern would He set before me in my work, my circum-stances, my difficulties? What are the inspirations of grace that He would urge me to cultivate and cherish?
ARTHUR C. A. HALL
The Christian life must be in its own degree some-thing like the Master's own life, luminous with His hope, and surrounded by a bracing atmosphere which uplifts all who even touch its outer fringe.
HUGH BLACK
Sermon Outline
- The Standard of Christ's Life
- The Call to Imitate Christ
- 'The Christian Life: A Reflection of Christ'
- Luminous with Hope
- A Bracing Atmosphere of Upliftment
Key Quotes
“But we all, with open face, beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory.” — Mary Wilder Tileston
“NOTHING short of the Life of the Eternal Son of God--the Holiness, the Purity of God, is the standard at which we are to aim;” — Mary Wilder Tileston
“The Christian life must be in its own degree something like the Master's own life, luminous with His hope, and surrounded by a bracing atmosphere which uplifts all who even touch its outer fringe.” — Mary Wilder Tileston
Application Points
- We should strive to think and speak the thoughts and words of God alone.
- We should aim to reproduce the Divine Perfections of Christ in our lives, homes, and circumstances.
- We should cultivate and cherish the inspirations of grace that lead us to imitate Christ's life.