We are called not only to know the Lord but to walk with Him and to live a life that reflects and represents God to the world. As image bearers, we have been created to be like God, to be imitators, of our Father in heaven. In Christ, we have been called and adopted into God's family. As God's children, we are called to show our love for God and others in the same way God loves us. To be imitators of God is to be imitators of Christ.