10 Bible Verses That Apply To Non-Christian Life

Happy Easter everyone! This is my first ever Easter as a Christian, so I'm very excited to see what today has in store for me. For you, it has this post! Here's 10 verses from the New Testament which I have carefully and dutifully hand-selected that can easily be applied to life as an atheist, agnostic, or any religion, including (of course) Christianity.

1. Freely give -Matthew 10:8
Giving gifts to friends and strangers is also a gift to ourselves; when we give, we feel better, more righteous.

2. Love your neighbour as yourself -Matthew 22:39
Love everybody! Always! Here, your 'neighbour' is not solely the people you live next to, it's those we cohabit with on Earth: everyone!

3. Love your enemies -Luke 6:27
Again, love everybody - even your enemies! Ever heard of killing them with kindness?

4. Do to others as you would have them do to you -Luke 6:31
Basically, if you're kind to people, they'll be kind to you. If you're unkind to people, they'll be unkind to you. Plus, why wouldn't you want to make people happy?

5. Go in peace -Luke 7:50
Simple, yet essential.

6. I have set you an example that you should do as I have done -John 13:15
Even if you don't believe that Jesus was (is) the son of God, you have to admit that he was a pretty decent guy. Follow his example in this way.

7. Glory, honour, and peace for everyone who does good -Romans 2:10
Do good, and you'll have good done to you! People are a lot more likely to want to help someone who's already helped them.

8. Clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience -Colossians 3:12
It's not just Christians who can be compassionate, kind, humble, gentle, and patient! All wonderful qualities.

9. Weakness was turned to strength -Hebrews 11:34
Don't be discouraged by your weaknesses. Not only will they not bring you down, but they'll raise you up instead!

10. Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to become angry -James 1:19
I can't stress this one enough. Listen to one another so you don't misunderstand, be hesitant when judging with your words, and see all sides of an argument before destroying yourself in anger.