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	Christian Living
RELATED TOPICS	Love, Loving God, Loving Others - Golden Rule; Faith; Praising God - Worship, Prayer, Proclaiming the Gospel, Living a holy life, Reading the Bible, Fasting; Persecution; What would Jesus do; Christian Calendar; Church; Mere Christianity;
SERMONS, ESSAYS AND OPINIONS	* Living as a Christian (E.M.); God's Resume in Your Life (C.S.);
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Latest revision as of 05:32, 13 December 2010

Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect. Matthew 5:48

When a person become a Christian, he or she is called to live for God in every aspect of their life. God brings people into a relationship of love with him and with other Christians and calls them to live for him fully, obeying him and trusting in him completely.

Jesus often spoke about how those who follow him will live. He spoke of a life where the heart is pure, not just the actions. Leaders of the early church also spoke about living lives of love with good deeds - this is especially evident in the Epistle of James where Christians are reminded that faith without works represents a dead faith.

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-''(Jesus said) Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect... ([[Matthew]] 5: 48)''
+  subtopics = [[Love]], [[Loving God]], Loving Others - [[Golden Rule]]
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+* [[Faith]]
+* Praising God - [[Worship]], [[Prayer]], [[Proclaiming the Gospel]], [[Living a holy life]], [[Reading the Bible]], [[Fasting]]
+* [[Persecution]]
-''In brief'': When we become a Christian, we are called to live for God in every aspect of our lives. He brings us into a relationship of love with him and with other Christians and calls us to live for him fully, obeying him and trusting in him completely.
+* [[What would Jesus do]]
+* [[Christian Calendar]]
+* [[Church]]
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+* [[Mere Christianity]] |
+opinion_pieces = {{short_opinions}}
-'''Explanations'''
-* [[The Christian understanding as living as a Christian]]
-'''Articles / opinions'''
 * [[Living as a Christian (E.M.)]]
-* [[Comments about living as a Christian]]
+* [[God's Resume in Your Life (C.S.)]]
-* [[Jesus is Lord - a call to radical discipleship (Notes compiled by a listener at an address given by John Stott in 2003)]]
+}}
-'''Topics'''
-* [[Loving God]]
-* [[Worship]]
-* [[The Golden Rule|The Golden Rule and loving others]]
-* [[Prayer]]
-* [[Proclaiming the Gospel]]
-* [[Praising God]]
-* [[Living a holy life]]
-* [[Reading the Bible]]
-* [[Persecution]]
-* The [[Christian Calendar]]
-* [[What would Jesus do?]]
-'''Testimones / stories'''
-* [[Biblical accounts of life in the early Christian church]]
-* [[Personal accounts of living as a persecuted Christian]]
-* [[Personal accounts of living as a Christian in a free society]]
-'''Quotes'''
+When a person become a [[Christian]], he or she is called to live for [[God]] in every aspect of their life. God brings people into a relationship of [[love]] with him and with other Christians and calls them to live for him fully, obeying him and trusting in him completely.
-* [[Bible quotes about living as a Christian]]
-* [[quotes about living as a Christian]]
+Jesus often spoke about how those who follow him will live. He spoke of a life where the heart is pure, not just the actions. Leaders of the early church also spoke about living lives of love with good deeds - this is especially evident in the [[Epistle of James]] where Christians are reminded that faith without works represents a dead faith.
-'''Songs about living as a Christian'''
+==Quotes==
-* [[Words to Be thou my vision|Words to the hymn ''Be thou my vision'']]
+==Links==
+* [http://dmoz.org/Society/Religion_and_Spirituality/Christianity/Christian_Living/ Open Directory: Religion and Spirituality: Christianity: Christian Living]
+* [http://www.planetholy.com/directory/living.asp Christian Living Categories from Planet Holy]
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+===Devotional Sites===
+* [http://dir.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Religion_and_Spirituality/Faiths_and_Practices/Christianity/Devotionals/ Christian Devotionals in the Yahoo! Directory]
+* [http://search.711.net/cgi-bin/search.cgi?query=Devotionals 711.net Devotionals]
+* [http://directory.google.com/Top/Society/Religion_and_Spirituality/Christianity/Christian_Living/Devotionals/ Google Directory - Devotionals]
+* [http://www.actschristian.com/a/Informational_Resources/Devotionals/ ACTS Christian Search Engine and Directory: Informational Resources : Devotionals]
+* [http://www.libraryreference.org/index.php?c=Society/Religion_and_Spirituality/Christianity/Christian_Living/Devotionals Library Reference Search Devotional]
+{{returnto}} [[Essence of Christianity]]
-Return to [[The essence of Christianity]] contents page
+{{stub}}

Christian Living
RELATED TOPICS	Love, Loving God, Loving Others - Golden Rule Faith Praising God - Worship, Prayer, Proclaiming the Gospel, Living a holy life, Reading the Bible, Fasting Persecution What would Jesus do Christian Calendar Church Mere Christianity
SERMONS, ESSAYS AND OPINIONS	* Living as a Christian (E.M.) God's Resume in Your Life (C.S.)
CONTENTS