A Faith Most Becoming
When Paulus spoke of following Christ, he did so with the understanding that this was not just about replicating His actions but embracing His Spirit, of selflessness, compassion, and unwavering faith in God’s goodness. This is the recognition that to follow Christ is to embrace the journey of becoming through humility, love, and service.
The example we follow in Christ is about striving to live without sin, though not without flaw, recognising that our imperfections are potentialities for transformation, not simply for ourselves but also others. Paulus understood this deeply; he saw Christ as the very embodiment of all divine goodness, a light that shines through every act of charity and kindness; in every moment of selflessness, and every gesture of love. This is why following Christ is about achieving life in closest harmony with the divine presence that surrounds us at all times.
If God’s goodness is absolute, then following Christ is the act of aligning ourselves with the divine order. There is a grand freedom in the notion that even our moments of doubt or failure can be turned toward goodness and repentant acts, for there is always potential for healing and growth. It is not about perfection but about the willingness to embrace the goodness of God through action, humility, and service. Paulus saw Christ’s example as the ultimate guide: not just illuminating the path toward greater understanding and spiritual transformation, but the very path in itself as well.
Outside of Christ is a place devoid of depth; a prison of selfishness where the soul is trapped in its own delusions. Most beneficial to the mortal human is a willingness to live with humility and grace. Are we so enamoured with our own ambitions that we have give up on the divine and the ultimate eternal? Trapped in a cycle of selfishness, we blame everything outside of ourselves, never seeing the grace that might compel us to seek truth in humility and wonderment. If following Christ is seen as an obstacle to our ambitions and desires then we will never have this foundation, but it requires a scepticism of self: crucifying our selfish and sinful aspects. The alternative is crucifying Christ all over again.