Matthew 6:33. A core Christian value is for us to rely on God to answer all of our needs. He knows better than us what we need and do not need. How many times have you bought a new gadget or appliance for the home and then found out that you did not need it? How many times have you worried yourself sick about something and then it never happened? Even if it did happened, the worrying was worst than the actual eventuality. God tells us not to get caught up in worrying about things. As a Christian, we must value God's opinions and truths more than ourselves or anyone else. He knows what we need before we do. God desires for us to focus on what He desires of us. He desires for us to seek the kingdom of God and His righteousness. By Exercising the Christian value of relying on God, God will show us increase and take care of all of our needs [Matthew 6:31-33, “Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you”].

MATTHEW 6 BIBLE SCRIPTURE Matthew 6:33, “But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.”

Romans 8:24. Hope is a core Christian value. Hope is defined as “to believe, desire, or trust”. A Christian's hope is to believe the promises of Jesus Christ that He can redeem mankind and give us eternal life. All we have to do is accept His offer for Him to be our Lord and Savior. Once we accept Jesus, we must then truly make Him Lord of our lives by putting all our hope in Him. Our continuing hope in Jesus is critical to our eternal salvation. Hope enables us to persevere and patiently wait on Jesus' promises of eternal life. Without hope we will turn away from God and not achieve eternal salvation. Hope is the most precious thing we have in our lives. Hope enables us to be patient and persevere even though Jesus' promise of eternal life are unseen and unrealized in this present time. No matter what the circumstances, either temptation or adversity, a Christian can continue to hope. Hope is our salvation (Romans 8:24-25, “For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for? 25 But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it”).

ROMANS 8 BIBLE SCRIPTURE Romans 8:24, “For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for?”

Ephesians 4:24. When we accept Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior we are a new man. We began to take on Christian values because our new man is formed out of God's righteousness. Righteousness as a Christian value means that we are in right standing with God because of Jesus' act of salvation. Our relationships with people and God changes because of our new Christian values such as righteousness. Righteousness becomes precious to us as our love of God grows and our desire to strengthen our relationship with God. As a new man we are now set-aside for God to be holy and righteous (Ephesians 4:24, “And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness“).

EPHESIANS 4 BIBLE SCRIPTURE: Ephesians 4:24, “And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.“