"Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ." 1 Corinthians 11:1
This always seemed like a large claim to make. Is Paul claiming to be the perfect follower of Christ? Clearly not. He affirms his humility constantly throughout his writing (Philippians 3:12; Romans 7; 1 Timothy 1:15). So what does he mean? Paul obviously continued to struggle with his flesh, with sickness, with physical want, with different people. Yet his constant goal and affirmation was to seek after "walking in the Spirit." Undoubtedly he failed at times, but he would not despair, rather continuing to look to Christ and rely on His grace. This is the example that we need. We need this same example in each other.
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