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True Christianity

Characteristics from the Word

By Adam Bartlett

 What does it mean to be a Christian and what does the Bible say about our actions and how we are to relate?

If people were to observe your life for a few weeks, would they see Christianity working in you and through you? In what ways would you exhibit the dynamics of a living Christian faith?

 Personal Identity

  1. Who am I? What aspects of humanity do I share with all other humans?

    2. Genesis 5:1-2; Mark 7:21-23; Romans 3:10,23

  2. What aspects of humanity do I share with other believers?

    3. 1 Corinthians 6:17-21; 12:4-7; Ephesians 1:4-7; 3:7-11

  3. How is a Christian unique?

    4. 1 Corinthians 12:8-27

  4. Christian's gifts to build up the church derive from where?

    5. 1 Corinthians 15:10; Ephesians 3:7-8

  5. How much value is each person?

    6. Matthew 10:29-31; 18:1-14; Mark 8:34-37; John 12:24-25; 1 Peter 3:3-4

  6. Is the Bible important to life?

    7. Psalm 19:7-11; 119:9, 45, 63, 93, 105, 165; 2 Timothy 3:15-17

  7. What goals give purpose to a Christian in this life?

John 17:17-19; 18:37; 1 Corinthians 6:20; 10:31; 12:31; 14:12; Ephesians 4:13; 3:13-14; Hebrews 6:1

Expressing Yourself as a Christian

  1. Is a Christian forced to change or is it done out of love?

    2. Jeremiah 31:3; Hosea 11:4; John 3:16; Romans 5:8; 1 John 4;19

  2. What does God desire for us to express?

    3. Matthew 22:36-40; Colossians 3:14; 1 Peter 4:8

  3. What characteristics should a Christian exhibit?

Romans 8:16; Galatians 4:6; 5:6, 22-23; Ephesians 4-6; Colossians 3-4; Hebrews 2:14-15; 13:5; 1 John 4:7

Openness and integrity

  1. Christians must face up to their real condition in light of God's holiness

    2. Psalm 32:3-7; 51:1-12; 139:1-12; James 5:16; 1 John 1:9

  2. Find your potential as a Christian

    3. Psalm 29:11; 32:8; Isaiah 40:29; Daniel 11:32; John 15:15-16

  3. Finding reassurance in light of our sinful condition

    4. Hebrews 9:9, 14; 10:21-22; 1 John 3:18-22

  4. Expressing who you really are

2 Corinthians 1:12; 4:2; 8:21; Philippians 4:8; 1 Thessalonians 4:11-12; 1 Timothy 1:5, 19; Hebrews 13:18; James 3:17-18; 1 Peter 3:16

Understanding Christian Love

  1. Understanding God's love for you

    2. Ephesians 1:6-10; 2:12-13; 3:12; Hebrews 4:14-16

  2. Accepting love

    3. 1 John 2:9-11; 3:11-18; 4:7-12; 4:20-5:1

  3. Making that love work today

John 13:34; 14:12-31; Romans 5:5; 2 Corinthians 5:14; Galatians 5:22; 1 John 4:19

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