other religious teachers is Christ lived what he taught his followers to do. The New Testament writers frequently appeal to the life of Christ as the example for the Christian imitate. Consider some areas where we are instructed to follow his example: We are to walk in love as He loved us (Ephesians 5:2). We are to be humble as He humbled Himself (Philippians 2:5-8). We are to be forgiving as He was willing to forgive (Luke 23:34). We are to be obedient as He always pleased the Father by doing His will (John 8:29). Surely, we can say that being a Christian means that one is being transformed into the likeness of God s Son (Romans 8:29). BEING A CHRISTIAN MEANS ONE MUST PRODUCE FRUIT THAT GLORIFIES GOD. I n the parable of the vine and branches (John 15:1-8), Jesus taught the purpose of the disciple s relation to Him was that God might be glorified by the fruit produced in the life of the disciple. The fruit one produces as he abides in the vine may be the development of the qualities of life referred to by the apostle Paul as the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23). The fruit that glorifies God will be the influence one has on others as he serves as the salt of the earth and light of the world (Matthew 5:14-16). The fruit which pleases the Father will be the teaching which results in souls become obedient to God s will. Being