| 1984 - عدد الصفحات: 208
...whose confidence and strength are not in themselves but in Christ. So Paul could urge the Corinthians to "be imitators of me, as I am of Christ" (1 Cor. 11:1). That theme is reflected in the ordination services of many denominations, as it is in the one for the... | |
| Robert J. Wicks, Richard D. Parsons - 1993 - عدد الصفحات: 756
...sins, has been given. Paul thus understands himself to be mediating a gift. Elsewhere, Paul exhorts us to "be imitators of me, as I am of Christ." (1 Cor 11:1), to follow his model, as he imitates Christ. As imitators of Paul, we are called to receive and deliver... | |
| Richard Kieckhefer, George D. Bond - 1990 - عدد الصفحات: 282
...saintliness. What the saints show are new ways of imitating Christ; together with Paul, they say in effect, "Be imitators of me as I am of Christ" (1 Cor. 11:1). 22 Building upon Rahner's essay and on Pius XII's encyclical Mystici corpora Christi of 1943, Paul... | |
| Raniero Cantalamessa - 1992 - عدد الصفحات: 222
...teacher, or model, or exemplary figure, of the Church. With Paul, and more than Paul, she can truly say, "Be imitators of me as I am of Christ" (1 Cor 11:1). In fact, she is our model and teacher simply because she is the perfect disciple and imitator of Christ.... | |
| George Eldon Ladd - 1993 - عدد الصفحات: 784
...rest on the fact that they received it "in much affliction." The same idea appears in Corinthians: "Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ" (1 Cor. 11:1). The context of this imitatio Christi is sacrificial service. Paul did not pursue his own personal ends... | |
| Wayne A. Meeks - 1993 - عدد الصفحات: 294
...In his own letters, Paul had of course already presented himself as an example, with words such as "Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ" (1 Cor. 11:1; compare 4: 16 and 1 Thess. 1:6). Personal examples were a regular feature of paraenetic speech. The... | |
| William L. Portier - 1994 - عدد الصفحات: 394
...a hope for resurrection beyond death. Paul urged his fellow Christians to imitate him (Phil 3:17). "Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ" (1 Cor 11:1). The parental metaphors he uses suggest that he expected this putting on of Christ to be a long process... | |
| Chris R. Schlauch - 1995 - عدد الصفحات: 214
...been given. Paul thus understands himself to be mediating a gift. Elsewhere, Paul exhorts readers, "Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ" (1 Cor. 11:1), to follow his model, as he imitates Christ. As imitators of Paul, we are to receive and deliver the... | |
| Everett Ferguson - 1996 - عدد الصفحات: 468
..."And live in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us" (Eph. 5:2). Paul, furthermore, said, "Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ" (1 Cor. 11:1). He appealed to Christians to have the mind of the Christ who went to the cross as the warrant for the... | |
| Garrett Green - 1998 - عدد الصفحات: 200
...re-formation. The double relation of imitation and formation is most pithily captured in the injunction "Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ" (1 Cor. 11:1). If the imago Dei is the model or paradigm for the renewal of human life, the imagination is the means... | |
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