“What Should a Mature Christian Life Actually Look Like?” November 2
If someone watched your life for a week, what would they conclude Christianity is supposed to look like?
Would they see self-control?
Patience?
Faithfulness?
Love?
Integrity?
Respect for others?
A willingness to teach and encourage younger believers?
Or would there be a noticeable gap between what you say you believe and the way you actually live?
Titus 2 gives us a remarkably concise picture of the Christian life.
Paul speaks to older men.
Older women.
Younger women.
Younger men.
Those working under authority.
And then he explains what should be true of every believer.
The details differ according to our stage of life and responsibilities, but the goal is the same:
Our lives should make the truth of God attractive rather than give others a reason to reject it.
That doesn’t mean Christians become perfect.
It means God’s grace should be changing us.
Teaching us.
Correcting us.
And increasingly producing a life that looks different because we belong to Christ.
So what should spiritual maturity actually look like?
What responsibilities does God give us at different stages of life?
And could some of the unpleasant circumstances He allows be part of the very process He is using to grow us?
Today we’ll look at one of Scripture’s clearest summaries of everyday Christian living, along with God’s remarkable patience and the grace that enables us to become more like Christ.
