
Living God’s way: Exhibiting God-like attitudes and actions
Part of the Christian character is that we are to have a loving attitude and display love for each other rather than having hurtful actions and attitudes. We are to “put off” some attitudes and actions which are hurtful to others and “put on” those attitudes and actions which will show that we love others (Ephesians 4:31, 32).
Paul lists six things the Christian is to put off. As we look at these attitudes and actions, we see that there is a progression from bad to worse. They start with our attitude and then are expressed in our actions.
Bitterness is an emotion, an attitude we have toward someone who has disappointed us or treated us unfairly, rudely or unkindly. Unchecked,