The pastor of the church I grew up in would always say, “Christianity isn’t a religion. It’s a lifestyle God commanded us to live.” I learned at an early age that we are to be in the world, but not of it. Over and over the Bible tells us to live godly lives. It’s not to earn God’s favor or grace, but in response to what God has done for us. The original word for godliness in the Bible is eusebeia. It refers to a lifestyle of alignment with God’s character. When we live lives that align with His character, we produce the Fruits of the Spirit in our lives. We give people a reason to ask about the hope within us. Living a godly life isn’t about following a bunch of rules, but a lifestyle that flows from being transformed and renewed by grace.
Here are some Bible verses on living a godly life:
1. Share your food with the hungry, and give shelter to the homeless. Give clothes to those who need them, and do not hide from relatives who need your help. “Then your salvation will come like the dawn, and your wounds will quickly heal. Your godliness will lead you forward, and the glory of the LORD will protect you from behind.
Isaiah 58:7-8 NLT
2. Godliness guards the path of the blameless, but the evil are misled by sin.
Proverbs 13:6 NLT
3. But have nothing to do with irreverent folklore and silly myths. On the other hand, discipline yourself for the purpose of godliness [keeping yourself spiritually fit].
1 Timothy 4:7 AMP
4. For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love.
2 Peter 1:5-7 ESV
5. But godliness actually is a source of great gain when accompanied by contentment [that contentment which comes from a sense of inner confidence based on the sufficiency of God].
1 Timothy 6:6 AMP
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