Quotes about Imitate

Sabbath provides for us now an additional rhythm for an entire reorientation of our lives around the living God. On Sabbaths we imitate God by stopping our work and resting.

We imitate God by stopping our work and resting.

When you enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you, do not imitate the detestable ways of the nations there.

Remember your leaders who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith.

Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. The one who does good is of God; the one who does evil has not seen God.

The obedience of men is to imitate the obedience of angels, and rational beings on earth are to live unto God, as rational beings in heaven live unto Him.

Therefore I urge you to imitate me.

We were made for good works (cf. Phil. 1:11) to the glory and praise of our Maker, and to imitate God as far as might be.

Love is the all-or-nothing of the kingdom of God. Above all we are to love (Col. 3:14; 1 Peter 4:8). Everything we do is to be done in love and, thus, communicate love (1 Cor. 16:14). We are to imitate God by living in Christlike love (Eph. 5:1—2), and if we do this, we fulfill the whole law (Matt. 22:37—40; Rom. 13:8—10). If we lack this, everything else we do is devoid of kingdom value, however impressive it might otherwise be (1 Cor. 13:1—3).

Almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those who we cannot resemble.

So I will put an end to indecency in the land, and all the women will be admonished not to imitate your behavior.

You are to imitate me, just as I imitate Christ.