You are able to imitate God because you are His dear child by adoption.
“Therefore be imitators [mimetes] of God as dear children.” (Eph 5:1) “For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son” (Rom 8:29) “having Jesus gave Himself as a gift and through Him, you have received exceedingly abundant grace, faith, and love.
“But to each one of us grace [charis] was given according to the measure of Christ’s gift [dorea].” (Eph 4:7) “And the grace [charis] of our Lord was exceedingly abundant You experience God’s love and abundant grace through Jesus and are filled with the fullness of God.
“to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.” (Eph 3:19) “And the grace of our Lord was exceedingly You have received and continue to experience the grace of Jesus, and God will show you the riches of His grace forever.
“that in the ages to come He might show [endeiknumi] the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.” (Eph 2:7) “Let us therefore come God chose you based on the work of Jesus before He created the world and before Jesus was born.
“just as He chose [eklegomai] us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love” (Eph 1:4) “who has You are a new creation in Christ, having life and godliness, and sharing in God’s nature.
“For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but a new creation [ktisis].” (Gal 6:15) “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation [ktisis]; old You have crucified your flesh because Jesus lives in you.
“And those who are Christ’s have crucified [stauroo] the flesh with its passions [pathema] and desires [epithumia].” (Gal 5:24) “I have been crucified [sustauroo] with Christ; it is no longer Jesus is in you, and the Holy Spirit is conforming you into His image.
“My little children, for whom I labor [odino] in birth again until Christ is formed [morphoo] in you” (Gal 4:19) “For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed You do miracles by faith, being empowered by the Holy Spirit as a child of God.
“Therefore He who supplies [epichoregeo] the Spirit to you and works [energeo] miracles [dunamis] among you, does He do it by the works of the law, or by the hearing