Howdy, Tony Cuckson

The Christian principles to live by that are gathered here are not offered as abstract ideals or theological formulations, but as lived invitations drawn directly from the teachings of the Master, Jesus. This page serves as an introduction to seven core principles, each rooted in the actual instructions he gave to those who wished to follow him—not only in belief, but in life. Together, these principles form a coherent journey into the heart of his revelation and into the lived reality of the Christian life as it was always meant to be embodied.

These seven principles are not separate teachings gathered at random, but movements within a single Way. Each arises naturally from the one before it, inviting a gradual re-orientation from fear into trust, from effort into Presence, and from self-directed striving into LIFE as it is received. They are offered as invitations rather than demands, opening a path that is walked inwardly and lived outwardly, over time.

The journey begins where Jesus himself begins, with the foundational instruction to Seek Ye First the Kingdom of God. This is not a call to religious effort or moral improvement, but an invitation to re-centre life around what is primary and already present. To seek the Kingdom first is to allow attention to be drawn away from anxiety and scarcity and toward the Divine order that quietly sustains all things. It is here that the Christian life is first re-oriented, not through striving, but through recognition.

From this ground arises the second foundational invitation, I AM the Way, the Truth, and the LIFE. In this revelation, Jesus does not point to an external path to be followed, but discloses the living Way itself. The Way is entered through abiding rather than achieving, through trust rather than control, and through a growing willingness to let LIFE be lived from Being rather than fear. This is not something to be learned conceptually, but something to be lived and known inwardly through KNOWING.

As the journey deepens, the remaining principles move increasingly into lived practice. They invite stillness, trust, release, and availability to Presence, not as spiritual techniques, but as natural expressions of a life re-ordered around the Kingdom. These invitations open the Christian to the lived experience of the Divine indwelling, shaping prayer, action, and relationship from the inside out. What emerges is not withdrawal from the world, but a transformed way of inhabiting it.

Taken together, these seven Christian principles to live by form a unified pathway for those who wish to follow the Master in the way his invitation was always meant to be lived. They open into the life more abundant—not as a future promise, but as a present unfolding revealed through faithful attention, lived surrender, and the quiet courage to embody his teachings here and now. This is the heart of Christianity Without Fear: not becoming something else, but learning to live from what has already been given.

The Seven Core Principles

The Core Principles explored in this series are named here simply, as gateways into experience. Each is explored in depth in its own reflection and may be entered wherever you feel drawn.

Seek Ye First the Kingdom of God
I AM the Way, the Truth, and the LIFE
Be Still and KNOW
Give No Thought
Ask, and It Is Given
Abide in ME, and I in You
Go, and Sin No More

A Way In

While each principle may be approached in its own time, the journey itself begins most naturally with the first invitation Jesus gives: to seek the Kingdom before all else. This initial turning of attention sets the ground for everything that follows, opening the heart to Presence and re-ordering life from its true centre. You are invited to begin there, allowing the Way to unfold as it always has—step by step, from the inside out.