What a great question! One which I believe will help all of us to build on Christ Himself in our lives as He alone is the foundation and the whole building itself.
This is my view concerning your question.
I love this verse below.
1 John 2:6 (NASB)
[SUP]6[/SUP] the one who says he abides in Him ought himself to walk in the same manner as He walked.
How did Jesus walk? By complete dependence on the Father inside of Him to manifest His life. Jesus said that He could do nothing from His own initiative but it was the Father in Him doing the works.
We too live by complete dependence on the life of Christ inside of us with Him bearing His fruit on us the branches. Without Him we can do nothing. So, to walk as Jesus walk means to live dependent on Christ inside of us living in and through us.
Galatians 2:19-20 (KJV)
[SUP]19 [/SUP] For I through the law am dead to the law, that I might live unto God.
[SUP]20 [/SUP] I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.
Colossians 3:3 (NASB)
[SUP]3 [/SUP] For you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
True New Covenant Christian living is not trying to mimic Christ or His teachings per se but it's Christ Himself living in and through us manifesting His life of grace and love to those that need to know His true nature and love for them.
To me - this is done now in my life by believing in this "now" rhema word for me from the Lord. For it is God who is at work in you both to will and to do of His good pleasure. Phil. 2:13
I say to the Lord and my Father - You are in me both to give me the desire and also the capability ( grace ) to do what brings pleasure to You for I am one spirit with You forever. You are my life - I have died and my real life is hidden with Christ in God.
Then I simply walk out the desires that He has put in my heart and when the storms of life come and the "flies of the enemy attacking my mind" - I speak to Him of what He has said He will do and I rest in that reality while the waves and winds of this corrupted world are "declaring something otherwise."
Having done all to stand in His armor - stand. This is the good fight of faith. The just shall live by faith.
This is my view concerning your question.
I love this verse below.
1 John 2:6 (NASB)
[SUP]6[/SUP] the one who says he abides in Him ought himself to walk in the same manner as He walked.
How did Jesus walk? By complete dependence on the Father inside of Him to manifest His life. Jesus said that He could do nothing from His own initiative but it was the Father in Him doing the works.
We too live by complete dependence on the life of Christ inside of us with Him bearing His fruit on us the branches. Without Him we can do nothing. So, to walk as Jesus walk means to live dependent on Christ inside of us living in and through us.
Galatians 2:19-20 (KJV)
[SUP]19 [/SUP] For I through the law am dead to the law, that I might live unto God.
[SUP]20 [/SUP] I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.
Colossians 3:3 (NASB)
[SUP]3 [/SUP] For you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
True New Covenant Christian living is not trying to mimic Christ or His teachings per se but it's Christ Himself living in and through us manifesting His life of grace and love to those that need to know His true nature and love for them.
To me - this is done now in my life by believing in this "now" rhema word for me from the Lord. For it is God who is at work in you both to will and to do of His good pleasure. Phil. 2:13
I say to the Lord and my Father - You are in me both to give me the desire and also the capability ( grace ) to do what brings pleasure to You for I am one spirit with You forever. You are my life - I have died and my real life is hidden with Christ in God.
Then I simply walk out the desires that He has put in my heart and when the storms of life come and the "flies of the enemy attacking my mind" - I speak to Him of what He has said He will do and I rest in that reality while the waves and winds of this corrupted world are "declaring something otherwise."
Having done all to stand in His armor - stand. This is the good fight of faith. The just shall live by faith.
We can only fulfill the Law of Christ if we do so by loving God & our neighbor when we do it. Only then will we bring forth much fruit.