Most Important parts of Christian Living?

[jfrog]

Originally Posted by MissBrattified

1. Love God
2. Love God with all your heart
3. Love God fervently
4. Love God consistently
5. Love God completely
6. Love your neighbor
7. Love the people you meet in your community
8. Love your family
9. Love those who aren't your family
10. Love your enemies

lol...

[jfrog]

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

Faith. You cannot believe without faith. You cannot love if you do not believe and you cannot believe without faith. It isn't necessary to list 10. If you don't have faith, you can't have the other nine anything.

Well, you can love your neighbor without faith... So thats at least one ya can do without it :P

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by jfrog

Well, you can love your neighbor without faith... So thats at least one ya can do without it :P

The love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost. You can't receive the Holy Ghost unless you believe. If you don't have faith, you can't believe. I don't believe anyone can truly know what real love is without the Holy Ghost. I know that I didn't.

We use love too loosely. "I love tacos", etc.

[MissBrattified]

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

The love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost. You can't receive the Holy Ghost unless you believe. If you don't have faith, you can't believe. I don't believe anyone can truly know what real love is without the Holy Ghost. I know that I didn't.

We use love too loosely. "I love tacos", etc.

I'm not sure I agree with you. I think all people are created with the ability to love (or hate). Are you of the opinion that people who don't know God don't really love their children or spouse?

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by MissBrattified

I'm not sure I agree with you. I think all people are created with the ability to love (or hate). Are you of the opinion that people who don't know God don't really love their children or spouse?

I just know that I had no idea the depth of real love until I received the Holy Ghost. Perhaps that is just an experience that is mine alone.

[Sam]

1 A
2 C
3 T
4 S
5 space
6 chapter 2
7 and
8 verse 38
9 plus
10 unconditional blind obedience to the pastor

[Aquila]

Originally Posted by jfrog

What are the 10 most important scriptural principles related to Christian Living?

I vote the ten most important scriptural principles are...

LOVE GOD:
Be Oneness
Avoid Idolatry
Reverence the name of Jesus
Be faithful to worship and devotions

LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR:
Love and protect the family
Be an advocate for life
Be sexually moral
Never take that which isn't your own
Be honest
Be thankful for what you have

And... forgive as you've been forgiven

[jfrog]

Originally Posted by Aquila

I vote the ten most important scriptural principles are...

LOVE GOD:
Be Oneness
Avoid Idolatry
Reverence the name of Jesus
Be faithful to worship and devotions

LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR:
Love and protect the family
Be an advocate for life
Be sexually moral
Never take that which isn't your own
Be honest
Be thankful for what you have

And... forgive as you've been forgiven

I think one good method of determing the most important principles are to look for the ones that can be found in the gospels, in acts, and in the epistles. The next most important ones are the ones found in 2 of 3 of these places and so on.

The principles of Christian living aren't about doctrine so I think oneness can be striken from the list. Also, I think there are many other things spoken of much more often than many of the other things you listed.

Now maybe it's that the most important things aren't spoken of all that often because they are so obvious. This could be an argument.

I think my top 10 are... (in no particular order)

forgiveness
faith
hope
charity

I'm actually struggling getting any more than these 4 at the moment

[Praxeas]

Originally Posted by jfrog

Its strange that honesty is rarely touched upon in the new testament...

Luk 8:14 And those which fell among thorns are the ones who, when they have heard, go forth and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of life, and do not bear to maturity.
Luk 8:15 But those on the good ground are the ones who, in an honest and good heart, having heard the Word, keep it and bring forth fruit with patience.


Rom 12:17 Repay no one evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.

2Co 8:21 providing for honest things, not only before the Lord, but also before men.

Php 4:8 Finally, my brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honest, whatever things are right, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report; if there is any virtue and if there is any praise, think on these things.

1Pe 2:12 having your conduct honest among the nations, in that which they speak against you as evildoers, they may glorify God in a day of His visitation, seeing your good works.

Col 3:9 Do not lie to one another, having put off the old man with his deeds

Eph 4:25 Therefore putting away lying, let each man speak truth with his neighbor, for we are members of one another.

Tit 2:7 Show yourself in all respects to be a model of good works, and in your teaching show integrity, dignity,

[Praxeas]

1. Dancing inside a church building to fast music
2. Running the aisles when fast music is played
3. Scream inside a church building when fast music is played
4. Wave your hair and chase demons away
5. Lay hair on sick people
6. Summon angels by letting down hair
7. Don't own a TV
8. Don't watch your neighbors TV
9. Watch TV on the internet
10. Trash talk any church that is not as conservative as you are