0536. 525. Living—How?

525. Living—How?

1. The prodigal followed the soul-wasting life by “riotous living” (Luk_15:13).

2. The believer in Christ is declared to “live” because of Christ (“by” means “because of”), hence the Christian life is from the Lord—Joh_6:57.

3. The justified “live by faith” (Rom_1:17).

4. As priests, we present our bodies a “living sacrifice,” and thus live consecratedly (Rom_12:1).

5. As the Lord’s own, we are responsible to “live unto the Lord” (Rom_14:7-8).

6. As those who are redeemed, our motto is, “For me to live is Christ” (Php_1:21).

7. To “live soberly, righteously, and godly” in this world, is to prove we know the grace of God (Tit_2:12; 1Pe_2:24).

8. To “live in the Spirit” is to evidence we have life from Him (Gal_5:25).

By: DR. F. E. MARSH