What Is the Christian Life? Twelve Descriptions Based on Gal. 5:13-26

1. The Christian life is a way of life free from the flesh and therefore free from the law (Gal. 5:13). 
2. The Christian life is a freedom that serves others in love (Gal. 5:13-14). 
3. The Christian life is best characterized as a life lived under the direction of the Spirit (Gal. 5:16). 
4. The Christian life holds the promise of right living (Gal. 5:16). 
5. The Christian life is the result of an inner war of desires (Gal. 5:17). 
6. The Christian life is a life of submission to the Spirit, not the law (Gal. 5:18). 
7. The Christian life is a life lived in stark contrast to that which would be produced by the sinful nature (Gal. 5:19-21). 
8. The Christian life is a life lived in such a way that is worthy of kingdom inheritance (Gal. 5:21). 
9. The Christian life is a life full of the Spirit’s fruit (Gal. 5:22-23). 
10. The Christian life is a life which looks and sounds like Jesus Christ (Gal. 5:22-23). 
11. The Christian life is lived by those who, having renounced and crucified the sinful nature and its desires, now belong to Christ (Gal. 5:24). 
12. The Christian life is a life in which its fruit is best seen at night (Gal. 5:26).