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The Christian Conduct : Thankfulness

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Christian Conduct: Thankfulness

If Christians are to obey, follow, and love God, thankfulness or gratitude, as it is so often called, must be a key part in how they worship and live their lives. Christians are told numerous times in the Bible to be thankful, but one verse in Thessalonians sums it up, telling Christians to “give thanks in everything, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.” (Thessalonians.5.18) In the Bible, there are more than eighty references to thankfulness and gratitude. A theme repeated this often in the Bible is surely worth studying and analyzing closely. Although other people may claim that obedience and morality are more important parts, thankfulness is certainly one of the most important values and aspects of Christian conduct because everything has been given to all people without any merit of themselves.

First, the definition of being thankful is being actively conscious of every benefit received and acknowledging them in gratitude. This being said, it is extremely hard to be truly thankful for, or truly aware and acknowledging everything people have and everything they experience. Take for example the ten lepers that Jesus healed. Jesus was traveling to Jerusalem and He had to walk through the middle of Samaria and Galilee. As He came into a village, ten lepers met Him and begged Him to have mercy on them to heal them. He said to them that they should show themselves to the priests, and as they went, they became pure and

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