Measure myself to Jesus…Philippians 2:5

You must have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had.

Although salvation is free, it is not cheap, since it required the Creator Himself to become man and submit to an agonizing death on the cross. This was the mind of Christ! And, by the same token, although our salvation is not conditioned on any meritorious acts of our own, the standard by which we must measure our lives is nothing less than the perfect life of Jesus Christ.

In the first place, our words and deeds are to be compared to His:

1 Peter 2:21

“For God called you to do good, even if it means suffering, just as Christ suffered[a] for you. He is your example, and you must follow in his steps.”

Our standard of holiness is to be His life of holiness.

1 Peter 1:15

But now you must be holy in everything you do, just as God who chose you is holy.

If we truly follow His steps, they may well lead to suffering and persecution, but

1 John 2:6

Those who say they live in God should live their lives as Jesus did.

This involves a willingness to be “crucified with Christ”

Galatians 2:20

My old self has been crucified with Christ.[a] It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

The Christian life is pre-eminently to be characterized by unselfish love, but again the standard of that love is nothing less than the love of Christ Himself.

John 13:34

So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other.

To love as He loved; to walk where He walked; to be holy as He is holy; to follow His example in word and deed–all this requires that we think as He thought, that the very attitude of our soul be like His.

In position, we do “have the mind of Christ”

1 Corinthians 2:16For,"Who can know the Lord's thoughts? Who knows enough to teach him?" (Isa 40:13)But we understand these things, for we have the mind of Christ.

In practice, we still come far short. May God help us to:

2 Corinthians 10:5Destroy every proud obstacle that keeps people from knowing God. And capture their rebellious thoughts and teach them to obey Christ.