In Colossians chapter 3, Paul explains true Christian behavior and outlines what Christians should do to help us live for God day-by-day.

1. Imitate Christ’s compassionate, forgiving attitude (v. 12, 13)

2. Let love guide your life (v. 14)

3. Let the peace of Christ rule in your heart (v .15)

4. Always be thankful (v. 15)

5. Keep God’s Word in you at all times (v.16)

6. Live as Jesus Christ’s representative (v.17)

Colossians 3:1 “Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.”

Setting our hearts on things above means concentrating on the eternal rather than the temporary and striving to make heaven a priority. The Christians real home is where Christ lives.

In verse 10 Paul writes, “put on the new self…” which means that your conduct should match your faith. If you are a Christian, you should act like it.

Easier said than done, but Paul tells us that we should imitate Christ’s compassionate, forgiving attitude. The key to forgiving is remembering how much God has already forgiven you!

All the qualities that Paul encourages us to develop are perfectly bound together by love, which holds all of the other virtues in place.

But it all starts with putting on Christ as your savior through baptism and letting Christ live within us, so that He can shape us into what we should be.