resembling or showing the spirit of Christ

There is only one way to develop the habits of Christlike character: You must practice them—and that takes time!

只有一种方法养成基督一样的个性跟习惯。你必须常实践它们——当然那很费时间！

You have allowed the person you「re angry at to gain control of your life because you are reacting, which is a position of weakness, as opposed to forgiving, which is a position of Christlike strength.

你已经允许让你生气的那个人控制你的生活，因为你的反应，是你弱点的表现，而宽恕，是一种基督力量的姿态。

We become more Christlike and we want to share God」s love in everything we do.

我们会变得更像基督，并且希望在所做的一切事上分享神的爱。

Your children should be taught to control their tempers and to cultivate a loving, Christlike spirit.

你们的儿女们当受教怎样控制他们的脾气，培养一种可爱基督化的精神。

Christlike hospitality is an open heart and an open home.

基督式的接待是敞开家门，以诚相待。

Christlikeness is the result of making Christlike choices and depending on his Spirit to help you fulfill those choices.

像基督那样地作决定，并倚靠他的灵来帮助你成就那些决定，其结果就是像基督了。

We do not become more Christlike without the divine power of God「s Spirit.

若没有圣灵的能力，我们便不能更像基督。

Question to Consider: What Christlike character quality can I develop by defeating the most common temptation I face?

思考问题：若胜过我最常面对的试探，可以培养出哪一种像基督的品格？

It」s not easy to be kind to our enemies, but we can make good progress toward being Christlike in this life through the Holy Spirit, who lives in us.

以恩慈对待仇敌并不容易，但我们可以靠着居住在我们里面的圣灵，令自己更像基督。

And Paul reminds us that this similarity goes beyond a Christlike character to include even our physical bodies.

保罗更提醒我们，我们不但在性情上和基督相像，连我们身体的形状也和祂一样。

This great hope empowers us to begin now to put to death what's evil in us and to put on Christlike virtues like kindness, humility, gentleness, patience, self-control.

这个极美好的盼望使我们有能力现在就开始治死我们里头的罪，并穿戴基督的美德，就如恩慈、谦卑、温柔、忍耐和节制。

It is part of the work of the Holy Spirit to help us endure these occasions and to become more Christlike in them.

圣灵其中一项工作，正是帮助信徒在苦难中保持忍耐，以及在苦难中学像基督。