Imitators

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• Imitators

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• When you enter the land the Lord your God is
  giving you,
• do not learn/imitate the detestable practices of
  the nations there.
• Deuteronomy 189

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• I am the way and the truth and the life. No one
  comes to the Father except through me.
• If you really knew me, you would know my Father
  as well. From now on, you do know him and have
  seen him.

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• Philip said,
• Lord, show us the Father and that will be enough
  for us.
• Jesus answered
• Dont you know me Philip, even after I have been
  among you such a long time?

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• Anyone who has seen me
• has seen the Father.
• John 146-9

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• Our Scripture as found in
• Philippians 44-9
• 1 Corinthians 111

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• mimhths
• mimetes
• follower, imitate
• mimic
• to do what is seen to be done by someone else

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• Reality is regarded as an imitation of the idea
  time imitates eternity the visible is a
  µ?µ?µa/imitation of the invisible. The Platonic
  views sketched above had great influence on the
  understanding of the world in the age which
  followed.
• Theological Dictionary of the N.T.

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• Dear friend, do not imitate what is evil but what
  is good. Anyone who does what is good is from
  God. Anyone who does what is evil has not seen
  God.
• 3 John 11

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• Be imitators of God,
• therefore,
• as dearly loved children
• Ephesians 51

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• You became imitators of us and of the Lord in
  spite of severe suffering, you welcomed the
  message with the joy
• 1 Thessalonians 16

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• Whatever you have learned or received or heard
  from me, or seen in meput it into practice. And
  the God of peace will be with you.
• Philippians 49

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• Whatever you have learned or received or heard
  from me, or seen in meput it into practice. And
  the God of peace will be with you.
• Philippians 49

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• Whatever you have learned or received or heard
  from me, or seen in meput it into practice. And
  the God of peace will be with you.
• Philippians 49

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• Whatever you have learned or received or heard
  from me, or seen in meput it into practice. And
  the God of peace will be with you.
• Philippians 49

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• Whatever you have learned or received or heard
  from me, or seen in meput it into practice. And
  the God of peace will be with you.
• Philippians 49

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• Follow my example,
• as I follow the example of Christ.
• 1 Corinthians 111

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