I have heard it asked, “How do you live like a Christian?”

Show God’s love?  Pray?  Be kind to others?

That is not a bad start, but the good news is:

We don’t have to guess what the answer is.

In Romans (Chapter 12) there is an entire section aptly titled “Behave like a Christian.”

Here is how it says we should behave:

1.  Show genuine love.

2.  Be repulsed by evil things.

3.  Be drawn to good things.

4.  Be kind and love one another.

5.  Be diligent.

6.  Be zealous for life in Christ.

7.  Serve God.

8.  Have hope.

9.  Be patient during hard times.

10.  Be prayerful always.

11.  Be sensitive to the needs of other Christians.

12.  Be hospitable.

13.  Show Christ to those that despise you.

14.  Be happy in other people victories.

15.  Be sad in other peoples losses.

16.  Be agreeable and empathetic with each other.

17.  Be humble.

18.  Do not be a know-it-all.

19.  Whatever is done to you, do not do evil to anyone.

20.  Live in peace, if possible.

21.  Do not be vengeful.

22.  Kill your enemies with kindness.

Romans 12: 9-21
Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil. Cling to what is good. Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one another; not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord; rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer; distributing to the needs of the saints, given to hospitality.

Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep. Be of the same mind toward one another. Do not set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Do not be wise in your own opinion.

Repay no one evil for evil. Have regard for good things in the sight of all men. If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably with all men. Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it is written, “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord. ²⁰ Therefore