Life in Christ or the moral life is about how we respond to Jesus’ love by the way we live. The moral life is not an arbitrary list of rules, but laws of love that help us to stay close to Jesus, a life of true joy and peace.
1. We are created in the image of God and He wills that we love ourselves. We show love for our soul by praying to Jesus and trying to be good. We show love for our body by proper hygiene, by protecting it from harm, by modesty (dressing properly) and purity (watching TV shows and movies that are age appropriate – that do not go against the dignity and self worth of the human person).
2. God loves each person. He wants us to treat others with kindness, to help those in need and to respect each person and their belongings.
3. God gave Moses the Ten Commandments. The Ten Commandments are for each person to know how to live as a child of God. We are to show our love for God by choosing to follow the laws of love that He gave us. (Deuteronomy 5:6-21) Some of His laws are:
4. There are right (good) and wrong (sinful) choices. We grow in holiness when we do what is right. Wrong choices are acts of selfishness. These sinful choices hurt us personally as well as our relationship with God and others. When we do something wrong, we ask God and the person we have hurt or disobeyed to forgive us. If we are sorry for our sins, God will always forgive us. We should also forgive others as God forgives us.