A mature Christian is characterized by acting in love towards all people, displaying joy, pursuing peace, and practicing patience. They are also known for kindness, faithfulness to Jesus Christ, meekness, self-control, mentoring others, studying the Bible, prayer, stewardship including tithing, fellowship, hospitality, enduring suffering, cherishing the environment, promoting truth, championing justice, and being passionate about sharing the gospel.

1. A Mature Christian
 Acts in Love toward others irrespective of race /
ethnicity, colour, class / caste, nationality,
language, culture, sex / gender, education,
ability / disability, political affiliation, religion
Luke 10:27, “So He answered and said, “ ‘You
shall love the Lord your God with all your heart,
with all your soul, with all your strength, and
with all your mind, and ‘your neighbor as
yourself.”

2. A Mature Christian
 Displays a Joyful spirit
I Thessalonians 5:16, “Always be joyful.”

3. A Mature Christian
 Pursues Peace
I Peter 3:11, “Let them eschew evil, and do
good; let them seek peace, and ensue it.”

4. A Mature Christian
 Has learned Patience
James 5:7, “Brethren, you must be patient as you
wait for the Lord’s return.”

5. A Mature Christian
 Manifests Acts of Kindness
Ephesians 4:32, “…be kind to each other….”

6. A Mature Christian
 Experiences the Goodness of the Lord
Psalm 23:6, “Surely goodness and mercy shall
follow me all the days of my life, and I shall
dwell in the house of the Lord forever.”

7. A Mature Christian
 Is known for Faithfulness in / to Jesus Christ
I Corinthians 4:2, “Moreover it is required in
stewards, that they be found faithful.”

8. A Mature Christian
 Evidences Meekness
Titus 3:2, “To speak evil of no one, to be no
brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto
all men.”

9. A Mature Christian
 Practices Self-Control
I Corinthians 9:27, “But I keep under my body,
and bring it into subjection: lest that by any
means, when I have preached to others, I
myself should be a castaway.”

10. A Mature Christian
 Mentors others
I Corinthians 11:1, “Imitate me, just as I
also imitate Christ.”

11. A Mature Christian
 Studies the Bible
2 Timothy 2:15, “Be diligent to present yourself
approved to God, a worker who does not need
to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of
truth.”

12. A Mature Christian
 Engages in Prayer & Praise with thanksgiving
I Timothy 2:1, “Therefore I exhort first of all that
supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving
of thanks be made for all people.”

13. A Mature Christian
 Practices Stewardship, including tithing
Proverbs 3:9, “Honor the Lord with your
possessions, and with the first fruits of all your
increase.”

14. A Mature Christian
 Enjoys regular Fellowship with other believers
that includes being a member of a local church
for accountability
Hebrews 10:25, “not forsaking the assembling of
ourselves together, as is the manner of some,
but exhorting one another, and so much the
more as you see the Day approaching.”

15. A Mature Christian
 Is Hospitable
I Timothy 3:2, “…must enjoy having
guests in their home….”

16. A Mature Christian
 Endures Suffering
2 Timothy 2:3, “Endure suffering along with me,
as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.”

17. A Mature Christian
 Cherishes the Environment
Genesis 1:28, “And God blessed them, and
God said unto them, …replenish the earth,
and subdue it: and have dominion over
the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of
the air, and over every living thing that
moves upon the earth. .”

18. A Mature Christian
 Promotes the Truth
John 8:32, “Then you will know the truth and the
truth will set you free.”

19. A Mature Christian
 Champions Justice
Jeremiah 21:12, “Administer justice every
morning; rescue from the hand of the oppressor
the one who has been robbed.”

20. A Mature Christian
 Is Passionate about sharing the gospel of Jesus
Christ
Romans 10:14, “How then can they call on the
one they have not believed in? And how can
they believe in the one of whom they have not
heard? And how can they hear if nobody tells
them.”