St. John Climacus: "A Christian is an imitator of Christ"

“A transgressor is someone who observes the divine law only in his own depraved fashion and holds on to heretical belief in opposition to God. A Christian is an imitator of Christ in thought in thought, word and deed, as far as humanly possible, and he believes rightly and blamelessly in the Holy Trinity. A friend of God is the one who lives in communion with all that is natural and free from sin and who does not neglect to do what good he can.”

~St. John Climacus (A.D. 579 - 649): The Ladder of Divine Ascent, Step 1.

St. John of the Ladder