to glorify God and to enjoy him for ever’. We also toyed with a yet briefer statement of only five words such as ‘love God, love your neighbour’. But neither seemed wholly satisfactory. So I want to share with you where my mind has come to rest as I approach the end of my pilgrimage on earth. It is this: God wants his people to become like Christ, for Christlikeness is the will of God for the people of God. I propose first, to lay down the biblical basis for the call to Christlikeness; second, to
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