WWJD: What Would Jesus Do? Do You Really Want to K

[Abiding Now]

Originally Posted by mfblume

I never read the point of this thread, but WWJD always reminds of the error so many have. They try to imitate Christ, when in reality Christ needs to live through us. HUGE difference.

Originally Posted by jfrog

Totally disagree. If more Christians tried to imitate Jesus instead of the Pharisees the world would be a better place

Originally Posted by Abiding Now

Ephesians 5:1 Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;

STRONGS

Eph 5:1 Be G1096 ye therefore G3767 followers G3402 of God,G2316 as G5613 dear G27 children;G5043

μιμητής

mimētēs

mim-ay-tace'

From G3401; an imitator: - follower.

JFB

followers — Greek, “imitators” of God, in respect to “love” (Eph_5:2): God’s essential character (1Jo_4:16).

Clark

The word μιμηται, which we translate followers, signifies such as personate others, assuming their gait, mode of speech, accent, carriage, etc.; and it is from this Greek word that we have the word mimic.

Barnes

Be ye therefore followers of God - Greek, “Be imitators - μιμηταὶ mimētai - of God.” The idea is not that they were to be the friends of God, or numbered among his followers, but that they were to imitate him in the particular thing under consideration.

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