Jesus finished the work on the cross. We rest in the faith of that salvation. As the Spirit changes us so are we. We cannot pretend religiosity.
We are who we are and hopefully we are His.
Correct.. Christ is the model we strive to emulate we will alway fall short being man but we still strive towards our model in Christ we strive to become Christ-like God-like in our spirit and thinking...that’s not the same as saying I am Christ I am God... we are not God in our will rules.. we do not lead... we follow God as a template to be like God.. God is the template ..he “is”
“...We cannot pretend religiosity...”
Is imitating Christ “pretending religiosity”?
Scripture instructs us to imitate Christ, so I certainly hope that is not what we are getting at.
Christ finished His work on the cross in order that we might now cooperate with that work by using our own free will not to continue to sin.
Matthew 10:38
Luke 14:27
1 Peter 2:21
If following Jesus is “religiosity” then “religiosity” must be OK.