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Right - and when we do that, we really can live as Jesus lived - not as an literal imitation, but as an original and free expression of a son of God patterned after the ideal of Jesus example...
Yea I know what you mean, I am just talking about imitation of Jesus himself. Obviously though a fellowship of religion, ideals and values with Jesus is avaiable. I just think trying to be the absolute perfect human as jesus became and a Creator son walking the earth isn't exactly the best way to go about engaging jesus life and teachings.
Obviously though when jesus was a kid he was not a perfect human though, so I suppose that could be an area of his life that we could imitate. I am thinking of maybe from the ages of 5-10. I don't think any of us will ever be in a place where we can say "which one of you accuses me of sin" hahaha. But I could see us being in a place where we say "none is good but god".
Also none of us are ever going to be in control of the master physical controller's we won't be able to heal the masses. Obviously though imitation though and fellowship with jesus are two different things. Anyway's I think that is where the 2 apostles who attempted to heal that boy of epilespy and possesion messed up, they tried to be jesus himself and walked up to that boy and said "in the name of jesus" etc. Maybe they were reaching a little further than they could grasp hahaha.