No, we don't do that "in order" to become Christ-like; the faith converts our hearts. We grow in Chirst. We seek God to lead us, we willingly ask of Him to grant us the grace; we do so through prayer. God, in turn, gives us oportunities to put what we believe in practice.
We don't go to church so that we may be saved; we go to church to praise God, because we want to. If it is an "obligation" or if it is done to "earn points" it's for all the wrong reasons.
No, we don't do that "in order" to become Christ-like; the faith converts our hearts. We grow in Chirst. We seek God to lead us, we willingly ask of Him to grant us the grace; we do so through prayer. God, in turn, gives us opportunities to put what we believe in practice.
I thought theosis was achieved by becoming Christ-like to a certain degree. How is this accomplished if not through acts or deeds? Are not deeds necessary to achieve theosis?