Practical Christianity

Music artist Rich Mullins once said...

"Every time I go to a different culture, I'm challenged to come back and look at my Scriptures again, because they underline different parts of their Bibles than we do...I have a feeling that if we went all around the world and collected all the Bibles and put them all together, everything would get underlined...
"There are some basic truths that are big enough that we can find unity in them, but I'm not sure that truth is quite the way we understand it; I'm not sure that it has so much to do with statements of belief. Truth is alive; it is a person; and that person is Jesus."

What does it mean to live in a Christian manner?

In essence, of course, this means that we believe the Bible, God's Word, teaches us how we are to live our lives. All Christians believe this, but not all Christians live consistently with that belief. And, like Rich Mullins said, we tend to focus on different parts of the Bible. This is appropriate: we are all part of one body (1 Cor 12:12-26; Rom 12:4-5) and we are all working on the same wall (Nehemiah 3). As a result, we can learn from each other and be reminded that the whole Bible instructs us in everything we do.

God's instructions for living are abundantly set forth in Scripture, from the Ten Commandments, through the Old Testament wisdom literature, to the teachings of Jesus and the New Testament letters. There are also many stories of men who lived according to God's law (or not), and received the blessings (or curses) of obedience (or disobedience).

Of course, the best example of Christian living is Christ himself. "What Would Jesus Do?" is a common question nowadays, and it's a good question as long as we consider our answer carefully, and don't slip into simple platitudes. (For instance, we believe Jesus enjoyed a good glass of wine now and then.) Jesus said, "If you love me, keep my commandments." (Jn 14:15) He demonstrated His love for the Father in keeping the law, down to the last jot and tittle. To live like Christ is to:

  • Live a disciplined and holy life. Display the fruits of the spirit, and avoid the "works of the flesh."
  • Live in community. As a member of the Trinity, Jesus demonstrates living in constant, loving, sacrificial relationship with the Father and the Spirit. As our Savior, he demonstrated the amazing willingness to lay down His life for His sheep. We can learn much from His example!
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101 Hymn Stories
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101 Hymn Stories
by Kenneth Osbeck
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Addresses to Young Men
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Amazing Dr. Ransom's Bestiary of Adorable Fallacies
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Anywhere He Leads Me
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Arrow Pointing to Heaven
by James Bryan Smith
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Ascent of Mount Carmel
by St. John of the Cross
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Atomic Habits
by James Clear
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Basic Christian Living
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Be Thou My Vision
by Jonathan Gibson
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Because You Are Strong
by Daniel Forster
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Becoming God's Vessel of Honor
by Lessie Harvey
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International Inductive Study Series
by Kay Arthur and David Arthur
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Book of Psalms Book I
by Kevin Swanson
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Boy's Passage - Man's Journey
by Brian D. Molitor
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Breakfast with Bonhoeffer
by Jon Walker
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Business of Heaven
by C.S. Lewis
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by C. S. Lewis
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Captivating
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Caring for Words in a Culture of Lies
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Carved in Ebony
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Christ Formed in You
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Christian Charm Course - Student Book
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Christian's Secret of a Happy Life
by Hannah Whitall Smith
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Cost of Discipleship
by Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Foreword by Eric Metaxas
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Crazy Love
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Discipline of Grace
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Disciplines of a Godly Woman
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Discovering Doctrine: A Personal Bible Study Grades 7-12
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Do Hard Things
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Do Hard Things
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Don't Waste Your Life
by John Piper
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Double Dangerous Book for Boys
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E Myth Revisited
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Enemy Within
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Essentialism
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Every Moment Holy Volume 1
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by Douglas McKelvey, Illustrated by Ned Bustard
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Every Young Man's Battle Guide
by Fred Stoeker, Stephen Arterburn
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Experiencing God
by Henry T. Blackaby & Claude V. King
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Experiencing God (Student Edition)
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Experiencing the Trinity
by Darrell W. Johnson
from Regent College
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Extravagant Grace
by Barbara Duguid
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Face to Face
by Steve Wilkins
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Family: God's Weapon for Victory
by Robert Andrews
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Follow Me
by David Platt, introduction by Francis Chan
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Follow Me - Study Guide
by David Platt
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Future Men
by Doug Wilson
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Future Men
by Doug Wilson
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Galatians for You
by Timothy Keller
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Girl Talk
by Carolyn Mahaney
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God is the Gospel
by John Piper
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God's Priceless Woman
by Wanda Sanseri
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God's Wisdom for Navigating Life
by Timothy J. Keller & Kathy Keller
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Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh Volume 1
by Klaas Schilder
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Gospel in Life - Study Guide
by Timothy J. Keller
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Gospel Treason
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Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners
by John Bunyan
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Autobiography for 10th-Adult
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Great Tradition of Christian Thinking
by David S. Dockery, Timothy George
from Crossway Books
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Greatest Among You
by Randy Sims
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Habakkuk
by Walter J. Chantry
from Banner of Truth Trust
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Harmony of the Gospels
by Loraine Boettner
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Heaven in Stone and Glass
by Robert Barron
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by Iain Duguid
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Hidden Art of Homemaking
by Edith Schaeffer
from Tyndale House
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Hold Fast in a Broken World
by Doug Bond
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Home Ec for Everyone
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Home: A Short History of an Idea
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How Do I Look?
by Susan Lutz
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How Should We Then Live?
by Francis A. Schaeffer
2021 Edition from Crossway Books
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How To Be Free From Bitterness
by Jim Wilson
2nd edition from Canon Press
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