Some people think to be imitators of ELOHIM meaning to just copy from GOD and steal or go out killing innocent people these are not GODLY qualities they are the qualities of a hypocrite, murder, a liar, and a theft.. Ephesians 5:1 English Revised Version Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children Context Imitators of God 1Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children; 2and walk in love, just as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma.… Cross References Matthew 5:48 Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect. Luke 6:36 Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. Ephesians 4:32 Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. Philippians 2:15 so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation. Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky Parallel CommentariesMatthew Henrys Concise Commentary 5:1,2 Because God, for Christs sake, has forgiven you, therefore be ye followers of God, imitators of God. Resemble him especially in his love and pardoning goodness, as becomes those beloved by their heavenly Father. In Christs sacrifice his love triumphs, and we are to consider it fully. Pulpit Commentary Verse 1. - Be ye therefore imitators of God, as children beloved. These words are closely connected with the preceding. In Ephesians 4:32 he had urged the example of God in one very momentous matter; he now urges it in a more general sense and on another ground. We ought to forgive men because God has forgiven us - all admit that; but moreover, we ought to imitate our Father in his forgiveness and in his loving spirit, be-because beloved children should always imitate, and will always strive to imitate, what is good in a beloved father. Forgiving love is one of the great glories of our Father; it has been made peculiarly attractive in our eyes, because it has been exercised by him towards us; every consideration, therefore, ought to induce us to show the same spirit. Parallel Commentaries Matthew Henrys Concise Commentary 5:1,2 Because God, for Christs sake, has forgiven you, therefore be ye followers of God, imitators of God. Resemble him especially in his love and pardoning goodness, as becomes those beloved by their heavenly Father. In Christs sacrifice his love triumphs, and we are to consider it fully. Pulpit Commentary Verse 1. - Be ye therefore imitators of God, as children beloved. These words are closely connected with the preceding. In Ephesians 4:32 he had urged the example of God in one very momentous matter; he now urges it in a more general sense and on another ground. We ought to forgive men because God has forgiven us - all admit that; but moreover, we ought to imitate our Father in his forgiveness and in his loving spirit, be-because beloved children should always imitate, and will always strive to imitate, what is good in a beloved father. Forgiving love is one of the great glories of our Father; it has been made peculiarly attractive in our eyes, because it has been exercised by him towards us; every consideration, therefore, ought to induce us to show the same spirit.
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