Tonight I want to do something constructive and give new Christians and "seasoned" Christians more "food for thought" as they walk through this life with Christ as their Lord. I'm going to list 11 attributes or characteristics of the individual Christian and hopefully it will produce more study and desire to learn more about their walk. Hope this is useful.
From the very second you became a Christian you begin a life-long adventure of becoming conformed to the image of Christ Jesus. Each day, as you surrender moment by moment to the lordship of Christ and give Him full access of your life and allow the fullness of His Holy Spirit to live through you, he helps to manifest the character qualities of Himself in you. Make no mistake! This is a difficult task and takes dedication and endurance with the desire to please Him in our every day lives.
Over the next 11 nights, I will try to list some of these attributes and give references where this study can be brought to life in you. In Phil. 1:6 Paul said, "I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus".
I. FAITH: The Spirit-directed Christian is consistently aware of the character of the Triune God (three in one), on God manifest in three persons--Father, Son, and Holy Spirit He draws upon the infinite resources of God by faith in order to live the Christian life (very difficult to live "Christlike" without faith). You understand that faith is your response to all that God is and all that He promises to those who trust and obey Him. Look up and review these scripture verses for affirmation: [Rom. 10:17, Gal. 2:20, Phil. 3:7-11, Heb. 11:6; 12:1 & 2]
See you tomorrow night!
Dave
PS. Your comments welcome.
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