Interesting comments on living like a Christian.
Do we need a lot of time in order to live like a Christian? Think about this, if living like a Christian means to pray, read the Bible, and worship God, or to be still and rest in awe of God, then we need time to be able to accomplish this.
If the above is the core of a Christian life, than Jan B and Johan H would be right when they say that a busy life would be hard to combine with Christian life. However, if we look at Jesus, we can see that he taught by words and also taught by example. If the Christian life is a lifestyle or an attitude, then it would be something that we lived–always!
When do we see the fruits of the Spirit in our lives? When do we have a chance to be the merciful Samaritan, or when do we get to bring people to Christ like the Samaritan woman by the well, in John 4?
I would say that the life of a Christian is a WAY OF LIVING. How often did we see or hear Jesus read the scripture? That is a trick question. Jesus knew the scripture and meditated on it daily.
Jesus had a very busy lifestyle, but the Bible shows how he acted in wisdom, compassion, love, understanding, patience, longsuffering, and all other good ways.
OK, enough for this time. I think we need to see that we are not to “practice” Christianity, we are to be transformed into Christ’s way of being.
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