Five Words that Means the Same Thing in Christ:
+Christlikeness, Excellence, Perfection, Maturation, and Completion. Are all synonymous terms and can be used interchangeably.
+Simply put you cannot have one without the others.
+And simultaneously (at the same time) there are distinction to these five words.
1 Christlikeness: Christ in us and living His Life through us.
Galatians 2:20 KJVS
I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me…
Philippians 2:13 KJVS
For it is God which works in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.
How can Christ live in you if you are not living in him
Unless you get your relationship clear and straight so that you can have open communication.
A Prophet is a man of GOD who is in a committed relationship with GOD and speaks for God, by divine inspiration.
Your relationship ought to be so tight that people don’t know ever you begin and Christ end
You have to seek God to find God
You need his knowledge, 2 Peter 1:3 … all things that pertain to life and godliness, (comes) through the knowledge of him.
Consecrated – set apart – the separation of your self from the things that are unclean, especially anything that would contaminate one’s relationship with our GOD.
Dedicated – you devote your self to God, meaning you willingly give your self over to God.
2 Excellence: to live by every Word of God uncompromisingly in Love, Truth, Holiness, Righteousness, and Faith, while being led by the Holy Spirit, bearing the fruit of the Spirit and demonstrating the Gifts of the Spirit.
Daniel 5:11-12 KJVS
[11] There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, I say, thy father, made master of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers;
[12] Forasmuch as an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, interpreting of dreams, and shewing of hard sentences, and dissolving of doubts, were found in the same Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar: now let Daniel be called, and he will shew the interpretation.
The fruits of the spirit – Galatians 5:22-23, Love, Joy, Peace, Long-suffering, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness and Self-Control. Against this there is no law
Daniel 6:3
Colossians 3:23
Philippians 4:8
The Gifts of the spirit – there are 9, 3 help you to think like God – the Word of Wisdom, The Word of Knowledge and Discerning of Spirit; 3 help you to speak like God – Prophecy, Different kinds of tongues and interpretation of tongues; 3 help you to function like God (the power gifts) – Working of miracles, healing and Faith
A man of excellence know how to work and function in his gifts
A man of excellence knows his relationship with God and understands and rest in the assurance that as He is so I’m I in this world.
A man of excellence knows God Voice
A man of excellence knows the Spirit of GOD – Hebrews 4:12 …. The word of GOD is… the dividing asunder of the soul and spirit, …and is the discerner of the thoughts and intent of the heart
Colossians 3:15 …. Let the pease of God rule in your hearts, …..
A man of excellence lets the pease of God rule his heart.
Take it back to Galatians 5:22 – your born again spirit has a supernatural peace that surpasses all understanding
A man of excellence is always turned on and tuned in, the signal is always there the lord is always speaking
Some of us are tuned into the wrong signal
The Morse code story.
Side note, how can you get a specific word if you are not acting upon the written word!!
3 Perfection: without flaws, faults, or weaknesses in Christ Jesus.
James 1:4 KJVS
But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.
+In other words let the Fruit of the Spirit have her Perfect Work that you may be Perfect and entire (Complete) wanting nothing.
Philippians 2:8
Matthew 5:48
Philippians 3:12-15
James 3:2
1 John 4:12
4 Maturation: to conduct one self in the Image (Personality and Character) and Likeness (ways of God) as demonstrated by our Lord Jesus Christ in the Four Gospels.
Galatians 4:19 KJVS
My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you,
Ephesians 4:11-16
1 Peter 2:2
2 Peter 3:18
Hebrews 5:14
5 Completion: finished; nothing else to be done.
Colossians 2:9-10 KJVS
[9] For in Him (Christ Jesus) dwells all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.
[10] And you are complete in Him (Christ Jesus), which is the head of all principality and power:
2 Corinthians 5:17
Ephesians 1:3
Philippians 1:4-6
James 1:2-4
+In the same way nothing is Good unless it is of Love, Truth, Holiness, Righteousness and Faith, (The Original Big-5).
+Good from God’s Point of View and Standpoint.
+Good is also Integrity.