1. I Want to Be Like God When I Grow Up

2. Children often “dream” about what they want to be when they grow up…
What do Christians want to be
when
they “grow up?”
From Spiritual infancy (1 Pet. 2:2) to being “Full Grown”
(Eph.4:14,15)

3. Is Growing Up to Be Like God a Blasphemous Thought?
Genesis 11:1-4 would appear to say so
Nebuchadnezzar
tried to take the
place of God…
Dan. 4:28-33
Herod tried to take the place of God…
Acts 12:20-23
But if God commands us to be like Him, is it blasphemy?

4. Matthew 5:48 Passages commanding us to be like God:
For “perfect,” think “complete”
We must view and treat our
antagonists in the same way
God viewed us (Rom. 5:6-10)…
with:
Love
Patience
Compassion
Spiritual concern
Matthew 5:48
“Be perfect as I am perfect”

5. 1 Peter 1:13-16 What is holiness? “Be holy as I am holy”
Passages commanding us to be like God:
Is this possible? See Heb. 12:14
What is holiness?
We cannot be this unless we:
Are in Christ (Eph. 1:4)
Gird up the loins of the
mind (1 Pet. 1:13)
Have honorable behavior
(1 Pet. 2:11,12; Col. 3:12)
Walk a certain way
(Eph. 5:15-17)
1 Peter 1:13-16
“Be holy as I am holy”

6. Ephesus 5:1 How can we imitate God? “Be imitators of God”
Passages commanding us to be like God:
Is there a difference between
imitation and impersonation?
How can we imitate God?
In the way that He loves
To love as He does means:
We can develop a perfect
bond (Col. 3:12-14)
We can cover a multitude
of sins
(I Pet. 4:8)
We can know God (1 Jn. 4:7,8)
Ephesus 5:1
“Be imitators of God”