“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.” -Galatians 5:22-23 Now that we have gone through the characteristics of the fruit of the Spirit individually, we will deal with them collectively. For each of these characteristics, we have considered the example […]
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“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.” -Galatians 5:22-23 Although “temperance” is not a word most of us use in our day-to-day speech, it is one with a very important and easily understood meaning. In short, it refers to the […]
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.” -Galatians 5:22-23 As we come to the end of the list of characteristics Paul gives of the fruit of the Spirit, we find two words which are closely related: meekness and temperance. For […]
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.” -Galatians 5:22-23 The best description of faith is the one the Bible gives: “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen” (Hebrews 11:1). In everyday discussion, […]
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.” -Galatians 5:22-23 The sixth description of the fruit of the Spirit is “goodness.” In our daily conversation, we may use words like “good” or “goodness” in a very vague or general way to […]
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.” -Galatians 5:22-23 As we continue our study through the fruit of the Spirit, we come to “gentleness.” As is the case with each of the other fruits, gentleness stands in striking contrast to […]
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.” -Galatians 5:22-23 The Webster dictionary defines longsuffering as “Bearing injuries or provocation for a long time; patient; not easily provoked.” This word is an example of the superior language found in the King […]
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.” -Galatians 5:22-23 The third fruit of the Spirit listed by the Apostle Paul is peace. As often as we may overlook the value of peace, it is a precious blessing enjoyed by the […]
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.” -Galatians 5:22-23 The second characteristic fruit of the Spirit that Paul gives the Galatians is Joy. The Oxford Dictionary defines joy as “Pleasurable emotion due to well-being or satisfaction,” which is clearly suitable […]
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.” -Galatians 5:22-23 A recurring theme on my mind since I have begun these weekly articles is spiritual fruit-bearing in true discipleship. We believe that God has by His own power quickened us (Ephesians […]