Christ as the Perfect Model of Godliness

Godliness is not vague religious admiration. It is reverent devotion to Jehovah expressed in obedient conduct, truthful thinking, moral cleanness, disciplined speech, and faithful worship. The perfect human pattern of that godliness is Jesus Christ. He did not merely teach righteousness; He lived it without defect. First Peter 2:21 says that Christ left Christians an example so that they should follow in His steps. The word “example” points to a pattern set before another person for careful imitation. Therefore, the Christian pursuit of godliness is not self-invention, emotional enthusiasm, or religious performance. It is the daily shaping of one’s mind, speech, habits, desires, and decisions according to the revealed life and teaching of Christ.

The Jesus Set the Pattern for You theme is grounded in the historical life of the Son of God. Jesus entered real human life, faced real opposition, dealt with real sinners, resisted real temptation, and obeyed His Father under the pressure of a wicked world. Hebrews 4:15 says that Jesus was tempted in all things as Christians are, yet without sin. This means His example is not distant or ornamental. He shows how godliness thinks when insulted, how it speaks when truth is unpopular, how it serves when pride seeks recognition, and how it obeys when obedience is costly. Godliness becomes practical when a believer asks, before speaking, reacting, choosing, spending, working, correcting, forgiving, or refusing compromise: What does the example of Christ require here?

Jesus’ godliness was complete because His devotion to Jehovah was complete. John 8:29 records Jesus saying that He always did the things pleasing to the Father. That statement covers His private thoughts as surely as His public actions. He pleased the Father in the synagogue, on the road, at the table, before His disciples, before hostile religious leaders, and before Roman authority. There was no divided life in Him, no public holiness covering private ambition, no outward obedience masking inner rebellion. For that reason, becoming more like Christ every day means refusing the divided life. The Christian cannot reserve one area for self-will while claiming devotion in another. Christ’s example claims the whole person.

Learning From Jesus’ Obedience to the Father

Jesus’ obedience was not occasional compliance. It was the governing principle of His life. John 6:38 says that He came down from heaven not to do His own will, but the will of the One who sent Him. The Not My Will, But His pattern shows that Christ did not treat the Father’s will as one influence among many. Jehovah’s will was His mission, food, delight, and boundary. John 4:34 says that His food was to do the will of Him who sent Him and to accomplish His work. Food sustains the body; obedience sustained the Messiah’s earthly ministry. He did not live by public approval, comfort, wealth, reputation, or personal convenience.

This has direct force for ordinary Christian living. A Christian student tempted to cheat, an employee tempted to misrepresent hours, a husband tempted to answer harshly, a wife tempted to manipulate with silence, a young believer tempted to hide faith among peers, or an older Christian tempted to excuse bitterness must face the same issue: Will I do my will or Jehovah’s will? Obedience becomes Christlike when Scripture decides the matter before emotion negotiates an exception. Luke 22:42 records Jesus submitting to His Father’s will in Gethsemane. His submission was not empty language. He moved forward in obedience when betrayal, injustice, and death were before Him. The Christian imitates Christ by obeying Scripture when obedience contradicts personal desire.

Philippians 2:8 says that Jesus humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death. His obedience was not a ceremonial display; it was costly surrender. He obeyed in childhood, as Luke 2:51 shows His subjection in the household of Joseph and Mary. He obeyed in baptism, as Matthew 3:15 shows His determination to fulfill all righteousness. He obeyed in teaching, as John 12:49 says He did not speak from Himself, but the Father gave Him commandment concerning what to say and what to speak. He obeyed in suffering, as Hebrews 5:8 says that He learned obedience from the things He suffered. This does not mean He was ever disobedient; it means His obedience was lived out under the real conditions of human difficulty. Christians learn from Him that godliness is not proven by verbal claims, but by faithful obedience when the flesh wants escape.

The Humility of Christ in Daily Conduct

Jesus’ humility was not weakness, uncertainty, or passivity. It was strength under submission to Jehovah, expressed through service rather than self-exaltation. Matthew 11:29 records Jesus describing Himself as mild and humble in heart. That humility did not prevent Him from rebuking hypocrisy, confronting false teaching, or cleansing the temple. Biblical humility is not the absence of courage; it is the absence of selfish pride. Jesus never needed to inflate Himself, defend a fragile ego, or compete for attention. John 5:41 says He did not receive glory from people, and John 8:50 says He did not seek His own glory. His life was directed upward toward the Father, not inward toward self-display.

John 13:5, 12-15 gives a concrete picture of humility when Jesus washed the feet of His disciples. Foot washing was lowly service, yet the Teacher and Master performed it without resentment. He did not wait for others to notice the need. He did not announce His superiority before serving. He acted. The lesson was not that Christians must repeat the cultural act as a ritual in every setting, but that they must embrace the kind of service that pride avoids. In a household, this may mean doing unnoticed work without complaint. In a congregation, it may mean helping a difficult brother, visiting the discouraged, preparing quietly, cleaning after others leave, or speaking with patience to someone who cannot repay the effort. Christlike humility does not ask, “Will this make me visible?” It asks, “Will this honor Jehovah and serve another person?”

Philippians 2:5-7 commands Christians to have the same mind that was in Christ Jesus. Although He existed in the form of God, He did not grasp after self-advantage, but emptied Himself by taking the form of a servant. This does not mean He ceased to be who He was; it means He accepted the lowly role assigned in His earthly mission. The Christian who follows Him refuses status worship. He does not measure his worth by titles, recognition, influence, audience size, money, or public admiration. Christlike humility is seen when a believer receives correction from Scripture, admits wrong without excuse, apologizes without manipulation, listens before answering, and chooses what is right over what protects pride.

Jesus’ Compassion Without Compromise

Jesus’ compassion was deep, active, and holy. He did not look at suffering people with indifference. Matthew 9:36 says that when He saw the crowds, He felt compassion because they were distressed and scattered like sheep without a shepherd. His compassion moved Him to teach, heal, feed, correct, and rescue. Mark 1:40-42 records a leper approaching Him for help. Jesus responded with compassion and cleansed him. In that scene, compassion was not sentimental talk. It acted for the good of a suffering man. Yet Jesus’ compassion never erased truth, minimized sin, or flattered people in rebellion.

This balance is essential. Modern culture often defines compassion as approval. Jesus never did. John 8:11 records Him telling the woman caught in adultery to go and sin no more. He did not crush the repentant sinner, but neither did He rename sin as harmless. Mark 10:21 says Jesus loved the rich young ruler, yet He told him the truth that exposed the man’s attachment to possessions. The man went away grieved because he had many possessions, but Jesus did not soften the demand to keep him comfortable. Christlike compassion seeks the eternal good of the person, not the temporary approval of the person.

The Christian who follows Jesus must therefore reject two errors. One error is harsh truth without tenderness, where correct doctrine is delivered with coldness, impatience, or contempt. The other error is tenderness without truth, where sin is left unchallenged to preserve pleasant feelings. Ephesians 4:15 calls Christians to speak the truth in love. A parent correcting a child, an elder addressing sin, a friend warning a friend, or a Christian answering an unbeliever must hold together what Jesus held together perfectly. Compassion sees the person’s need; truth identifies the remedy. Jesus’ compassion without compromise teaches believers to weep with the hurting, feed the hungry when able, forgive the repentant, and still call every person to repent and obey Jehovah.

His Courage in Speaking Truth

Jesus spoke truth with fearless clarity because His loyalty was to Jehovah. He did not shape His message to protect popularity. John 7:7 records Jesus saying that the world hated Him because He testified that its works were evil. That is moral courage. He did not hate people, but He did expose sin. In Matthew 23, He denounced scribes and Pharisees for hypocrisy, spiritual blindness, and corrupt leadership. His language was direct because their error endangered others. Love for truth and love for people required public correction.

His courage also appeared in personal encounters. In John 3, Jesus told Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews, that a person must be born from above. In John 4, He spoke truthfully to the Samaritan woman about her life and about true worship. In Mark 8:33, He rebuked Peter when Peter opposed the path of suffering appointed by God, saying that Peter was not setting his mind on God’s interests, but man’s. Jesus did not allow friendship, social status, ethnicity, gender, public pressure, or emotional discomfort to silence truth. He spoke with precision according to the need of the moment.

Christians imitate this courage in ordinary life by refusing cowardly silence when truth must be spoken. This does not mean constant argument or abrasive confrontation. Proverbs 15:23 says that a word in season is good, and Colossians 4:6 says that speech should be gracious, seasoned with salt. Courage is not loudness. Courage is obedience in speech. A believer may need to say that sexual immorality is sin, that lying is sin, that drunkenness is sin, that greed is idolatrous, that false worship cannot save, and that Christ is the only way to the Father, as John 14:6 teaches. The tone must be controlled, but the truth must not be surrendered. Jesus’ example removes the excuse that kindness requires silence.

His Endurance in a Wicked World

Jesus lived in a world damaged by sin, Satan, demons, hypocrisy, sickness, death, political injustice, religious corruption, and human imperfection. He did not withdraw into bitterness. He did not become cynical. He did not return evil for evil. First Peter 2:23 says that when He was reviled, He did not revile in return, and when He suffered, He did not threaten, but entrusted Himself to the One who judges righteously. That is endurance anchored in confidence that Jehovah sees, judges, and rewards rightly.

The When Silence Teaches Us to Trust What God Has Said theme fits Christ’s example because Jesus did not demand immediate vindication from men. During His arrest and hearings, He answered when truth required it and remained silent when corrupt questioning did not deserve reply. Matthew 26:63 says Jesus kept silent before the high priest until the question required a direct answer concerning His identity. Matthew 27:14 says He gave no answer to Pilate concerning many accusations, so that the governor was amazed. His silence was not fear; it was obedient restraint.

Christians need this endurance because godliness brings opposition. Second Timothy 3:12 says that all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will be persecuted. The wicked world pressures believers through ridicule, exclusion, false accusation, temptation, weariness, and disappointment. A Christian may be mocked for refusing immoral entertainment, pressured at work to lie, criticized for biblical convictions, or misunderstood by family members. Christ’s endurance teaches that faithfulness is not measured by immediate relief. It is measured by continuing to obey Jehovah when relief is delayed. The believer endures by keeping his mind governed by Scripture, refusing revenge, praying for strength, continuing in worship, and trusting Jehovah’s judgment rather than demanding human approval.

His Love for Righteousness

Jesus loved righteousness because He loved Jehovah. Hebrews 1:9 says that He loved righteousness and hated lawlessness. Righteousness is not merely correct outward behavior. It is conformity to Jehovah’s moral will in heart, speech, worship, and action. Jesus loved what was pure, true, merciful, obedient, faithful, and pleasing to His Father. His righteousness was visible in His choices. He refused Satan’s temptations in Matthew 4:1-11. He honored marriage as established by God in Matthew 19:4-6. He affirmed the weightier matters of the Law—justice, mercy, and faithfulness—in Matthew 23:23. He welcomed repentant sinners without joining their sin. He fulfilled every obligation placed upon Him.

Christians become more like Christ by learning not only to do righteous things, but to love righteousness itself. This matters because obedience without love becomes grudging, fragile, and easily abandoned. Psalm 119:97 expresses love for Jehovah’s law, and Jesus embodied that devotion perfectly. A believer who loves righteousness does not ask, “How close can I get to sin without guilt?” He asks, “How can I please Jehovah more fully?” That desire changes entertainment choices, friendships, speech habits, use of money, use of time, and private thoughts.

Concrete examples expose the difference. A person who merely fears consequences may avoid pornography only when discovery is likely; a person growing in Christlike love for righteousness rejects sexual uncleanness because it dishonors Jehovah and corrupts the mind. A person who merely wants reputation may speak honestly when watched; a person who loves righteousness tells the truth even when lying would bring advantage. A person who merely follows religious routine may attend worship while nourishing resentment; a person who loves righteousness seeks reconciliation where possible because Matthew 5:23-24 shows that worship and relationships cannot be treated as unrelated. Christlikeness reaches the desires beneath the conduct.

His Hatred of Lawlessness

Jesus’ hatred of lawlessness was the holy opposite of His love for righteousness. Hatred of lawlessness does not mean hatred of people made in God’s image. It means moral revulsion toward rebellion against Jehovah. First John 3:4 defines sin as lawlessness. Sin is not merely a mistake, weakness, or social inconvenience. It is defiance of God’s rightful rule. Jesus understood sin truthfully. He came to give His life as a ransom for many, as Mark 10:45 says, because sin brings death and requires redemption.

His hatred of lawlessness was visible in His confrontation of corruption. John 2:13-17 records Jesus driving commercial abuse from the temple area because zeal for His Father’s house consumed Him. The What Does the Bible Say About Being Zealous and Having Zeal and for What Should We Be Zealous? issue is not uncontrolled anger, but loyalty to pure worship. Jesus saw that greed and exploitation were dishonoring Jehovah in a place associated with worship. He acted with righteous authority. His hatred of lawlessness was not personal irritability; it was holy opposition to what offended His Father.

Christians must imitate this hatred of lawlessness first in themselves. It is easier to denounce public sin than to kill private sin. Matthew 7:3-5 warns against noticing the speck in a brother’s eye while ignoring the beam in one’s own eye. A believer who hates lawlessness refuses to excuse bitterness, lust, gossip, envy, laziness, dishonesty, drunkenness, greed, or pride. He does not protect sin with softer names. He brings it under Scripture, repents, seeks forgiveness where needed, and replaces sinful habits with righteous obedience. Romans 12:9 says to abhor what is evil and cling to what is good. That is daily Christlikeness: not flirting with lawlessness, not being entertained by it, not laughing at it, not defending it, but turning from it because Jehovah is holy.

His Dependence on Scripture

Jesus treated Scripture as the final authority. When Satan tempted Him in the wilderness, Jesus answered with Scripture three times, as recorded in Matthew 4:4, Matthew 4:7, and Matthew 4:10. He did not answer with personal feeling, mystical impressions, cultural opinion, or philosophical speculation. He answered, in substance, “It is written.” That pattern is decisive for godliness. The Spirit-inspired Word is the Christian’s objective guide. Ephesians 6:17 calls the Word of God the sword of the Spirit. John 17:17 says that God’s word is truth. Psalm 119:105 says that Jehovah’s word is a lamp to the feet and a light to the path.

The Holy Spirit Guides Us Through the Inspired Word emphasis protects Christians from confusing impulses with divine instruction. Jesus did not model a life governed by private inner messages detached from Scripture. He fulfilled Scripture, quoted Scripture, explained Scripture, and submitted to Scripture. Luke 24:27 records Him explaining things concerning Himself from Moses and all the Prophets. Matthew 5:17 says He did not come to abolish the Law or the Prophets, but to fulfill. His mind was saturated with Jehovah’s written revelation.

For Christians, dependence on Scripture means daily decisions must be examined by what God has written. A young person choosing friends should weigh First Corinthians 15:33, which warns that bad associations corrupt good morals. A believer tempted to anxiety must bring the mind under Matthew 6:25-34, where Jesus teaches trust in the Father’s care while seeking first the kingdom and righteousness. A person tempted to retaliate must obey Romans 12:17-21, refusing to repay evil for evil. A Christian considering marriage must honor Second Corinthians 6:14 concerning unequal yoking and First Corinthians 7:39 concerning marrying in the Lord. Scripture is not a decoration for religious speech; it is the rule by which Christ’s disciples think and walk.

His Discipline in Prayer

Jesus prayed with reverence, purpose, and discipline. Luke 5:16 says that He would withdraw to desolate places and pray. Mark 1:35 records Him rising very early, while it was still dark, to go to a desolate place and pray. Luke 6:12 says He spent the night in prayer before choosing the twelve apostles. These details show that prayer was not occasional crisis speech for Jesus. It was woven into His obedient life. He prayed before major decisions, after demanding ministry, in solitude, in public, and in suffering.

The What Does the Bible Say About How We Can Improve Our Prayers? subject is practical because Christians often speak of prayer while neglecting disciplined prayer. Jesus did not neglect communion with His Father because He was busy. His ministry involved crowds, teaching, travel, opposition, healing, and training disciples, yet He withdrew to pray. The busier the servant, the more necessary disciplined dependence becomes. Prayer is not a substitute for obedience, and obedience is not a substitute for prayer. Jesus joined both perfectly.

Christians imitate His prayer discipline by praying according to Jehovah’s will, in Jesus’ name, with reverence and persistence. Matthew 6:9-13 gives the model prayer, placing Jehovah’s name, kingdom, and will before daily bread, forgiveness, and deliverance from evil. This order corrects self-centered praying. A believer praying about work should ask not only for provision, but for honesty, diligence, and a witness that honors Christ. A parent praying for a child should ask not only for safety, but for repentance, wisdom, and love for Scripture. A Christian praying during mistreatment should ask for endurance, self-control, and freedom from revenge. Prayer shaped by Christ is not a wish list governed by comfort. It is dependent speech governed by Jehovah’s revealed will.

His Zeal for True Worship

Jesus’ zeal for true worship was unwavering. John 4:23-24 records Him teaching that true worshipers worship the Father in spirit and truth. Worship is not acceptable merely because it is sincere, emotional, ancient, popular, or beautiful. It must conform to truth. This excludes the idea that Jehovah accepts any form of worship people prefer. Jesus told the Samaritan woman that the Samaritans worshiped what they did not know, while salvation was from the Jews, as John 4:22 records. He corrected religious error plainly while opening the way for true worship.

His zeal also confronted commercial corruption in the temple, as John 2:13-17 shows. The temple area had been turned into a place of profit and abuse. Jesus’ action demonstrated that worship belongs to Jehovah and must not be manipulated for greed. Matthew 21:13 records Him identifying the house of prayer and denouncing the corruption that had overtaken it. His zeal was not ceremonial nostalgia. It was loyalty to the holiness of God.

In Christian life, zeal for true worship means refusing entertainment-based religion, man-centered preaching, emotional manipulation, false doctrine, and casual disobedience. Worship must be regulated by Scripture, centered on Jehovah, mediated through Christ, and carried out with clean conduct. Hebrews 13:15 speaks of offering a sacrifice of praise to God through Jesus, the fruit of lips confessing His name. Romans 12:1 calls Christians to present their bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God. That means worship is not confined to a meeting. It includes the body, the tongue, the mind, the wallet, the schedule, and the home. A Christian who sings reverently but lives deceitfully has not learned Christ’s zeal for true worship. A family that reads Scripture, prays, speaks truth, practices forgiveness, and refuses moral uncleanness is bringing worship into ordinary life.

His Care for the Spiritually Needy

Jesus cared for the spiritually needy with patient instruction. Mark 6:34 says that when He saw a large crowd, He felt compassion for them because they were like sheep without a shepherd, and He began to teach them many things. The first expression of His compassion in that verse was teaching. This is important. People need food, healing, friendship, and kindness, but their deepest need is reconciliation with Jehovah through truth. Jesus did not entertain the crowds to keep them gathered. He taught them.

The Why Jesus Was the Greatest Teacher matter is central to godliness because Christlike care is Word-centered care. Jesus explained, questioned, warned, illustrated, rebuked, comforted, and repeated truth. He taught individuals, small groups, hostile questioners, sincere seekers, confused disciples, and public crowds. In Luke 10:38-42, Mary sat at His feet listening to His word, and Jesus said she had chosen the good portion. Martha’s service had value, but spiritual instruction from Christ had priority. Christians must learn from that order.

Care for the spiritually needy today includes evangelism, discipleship, correction, encouragement, and patient teaching. Matthew 28:19-20 commands disciples to make disciples, baptizing them and teaching them to observe all that Christ commanded. This responsibility belongs to Christians, not merely to public teachers. A mature believer may help a new Christian learn how to read the Gospel of Matthew, understand repentance from Acts 17:30, grasp the resurrection hope from First Corinthians 15, or put away corrupt speech according to Ephesians 4:29. Parents must teach children diligently, as Deuteronomy 6:6-7 shows. Older Christians should help younger ones learn sound conduct, as Titus 2:1-8 teaches. Spiritual care is not vague niceness. It is love that brings Jehovah’s Word to the need of the person.

His Submission to Jehovah’s Will

Jesus’ submission to Jehovah’s will reached its deepest earthly expression in Gethsemane. Matthew 26:39 records Him praying that, if possible, the cup might pass from Him, yet not as He willed, but as the Father willed. This was not resignation to fate. It was personal submission to Jehovah. He knew the Scriptures, understood His mission, and moved forward in obedience. John 18:11 records Him saying that He must drink the cup the Father had given Him. Submission meant accepting the appointed path of sacrificial death.

His submission was active, not passive. John 10:17-18 says that He laid down His life and would take it up again, and that He had received this commandment from His Father. He was not merely a victim of human schemes. Wicked men acted sinfully, Satan opposed Him, and corrupt leaders sought His death, yet Jesus obeyed Jehovah through it all. Acts 2:23 holds together human guilt and God’s determined purpose without making evil righteous. Christ’s submission never excused sin in others, but it did display perfect obedience in Himself.

Christians imitate His submission when they yield their plans, ambitions, relationships, and reactions to Scripture. James 4:7 commands believers to submit to God and resist the devil. The What Does It Mean to Submit to God and Resist the Devil? subject shows that submission and resistance belong together. A person does not submit to Jehovah while making peace with sin. A Christian submits by obeying what Jehovah has revealed: forgiving as Ephesians 4:32 commands, fleeing sexual immorality as First Corinthians 6:18 commands, refusing greed as Hebrews 13:5 commands, honoring marriage as Hebrews 13:4 commands, speaking truth as Ephesians 4:25 commands, and continuing in good works as Titus 3:8 commands. Submission is not a mystical feeling. It is obedient surrender to Jehovah’s written will.

Imitating Christ in Ordinary Decisions

Christlikeness is proven in ordinary decisions because most of life is lived there. A believer does not become godly only in public worship, formal ministry, or moments of crisis. He becomes godly in what he watches, how he speaks when tired, how he handles money, whether he keeps promises, how he treats family, how he responds to correction, how he works when unsupervised, and whether he chooses truth when falsehood would be easier. Luke 16:10 says that the one faithful in very little is faithful also in much. Ordinary faithfulness matters to Jehovah.

The How Can We Experience Christ? question must be answered biblically. A Christian experiences Christ by knowing Him through Scripture, trusting His sacrificial work, obeying His commands, following His example, and walking as He walked. First John 2:6 says that the one who says he remains in Him ought to walk in the same way He walked. This is not imitation by imagination, where people invent a Christ who approves their preferences. It is imitation by revelation, where Scripture defines who Jesus is and how His followers must live.

Consider ordinary speech. Jesus never lied, flattered sin, gossiped, or used words carelessly. Matthew 12:36 says people will give account for every careless word. Therefore, a Christian becoming like Christ refuses slander, exaggeration, crude joking, and manipulative speech. Consider ordinary anger. Jesus displayed righteous indignation without sin, but many people use His temple cleansing to excuse selfish temper. James 1:20 says the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God. Therefore, the believer must distinguish holy zeal from wounded pride. Consider ordinary time. Jesus worked diligently, withdrew for prayer, attended worship, taught truth, rested when appropriate, and served people. Ephesians 5:15-16 tells Christians to walk carefully, making the best use of time because the days are evil. Therefore, godliness requires disciplined choices about screens, hobbies, sleep, labor, study, worship, and service.

Imitating Christ also governs relationships. Jesus showed honor without partiality. He spoke with women honorably, welcomed children, corrected disciples, confronted religious leaders, ate with tax collectors and sinners without joining their sin, and loved His own to the end. John 13:1 says He loved those who were His in the world to the end. A Christian husband must love sacrificially according to Ephesians 5:25. A wife must show respectful submission according to Ephesians 5:22-24. Children must obey parents according to Ephesians 6:1. Fathers must not provoke children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of Jehovah according to Ephesians 6:4. Congregation members must bear with one another and forgive one another according to Colossians 3:13. These are not disconnected rules; they are ordinary paths of Christlike godliness.

The One Decision That Separates Spiritual Growth from Spiritual Stagnation is the settled decision to obey Jehovah’s Word when it confronts the will. Without that decision, a person may admire Jesus, discuss Jesus, sing about Jesus, and defend doctrines about Jesus while remaining unchanged in daily conduct. With that decision, growth becomes concrete. The liar learns truthfulness. The proud learn humility. The harsh learn gentleness. The fearful learn courage. The lazy learn diligence. The bitter learn forgiveness. The morally careless learn purity. The prayerless learn dependence. The self-willed learn submission.

Becoming more like Christ every day requires attention to the whole pattern of His life. His obedience teaches surrender. His humility teaches service. His compassion teaches tender truthfulness. His courage teaches faithful speech. His endurance teaches steadfastness in a wicked world. His love for righteousness teaches holy desire. His hatred of lawlessness teaches repentance and separation from evil. His dependence on Scripture teaches submission to the Spirit-inspired Word. His discipline in prayer teaches reverent dependence on Jehovah. His zeal for true worship teaches purity in devotion. His care for the spiritually needy teaches Word-centered love. His submission to Jehovah’s will teaches obedient surrender in every circumstance. In all these things, the Christian does not chase a self-made spirituality. He follows the living pattern Jehovah has given in His Son.

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