What is Christian character?  How do we develop it? Christian character is a description, a picture of sorts, of who we are as a Christian. It is built upon the Fruit of the Spirit and it summarizes the essence of our walk with Christ. Christian character is formed by our committment to Christ -- when we die to our SELF and surrender our whole being unto the Lord, submitting to Him and allowing the Holy Spirit to grow and develop our character -- following the Lord's ways, not the world's. It is further developed through the study of God's Word, where we can learn about the kind of character God desires in His people.