Fruit of Holy Spirit
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· 3 viewsThe living presence of the Holy Spirit in believers leads to Christlike virtues within them, just as a living tree will bear good fruit.
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God expects his people to bear spiritual fruit
God expects his people to bear spiritual fruit
What more was there to do for my vineyard,
that I have not done in it?
When I looked for it to yield grapes,
why did it yield wild grapes?
See also “fruit” is a term used to indicate the produce or outcome of a person’s life;
The fruit of the Spirit leads to believers becoming Christlike
The fruit of the Spirit leads to believers becoming Christlike
The gift of the Spirit begins this lifelong process
The gift of the Spirit begins this lifelong process
And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.
Christlike qualities are contrasted with sinful ones
Christlike qualities are contrasted with sinful ones
But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do.
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The fruit of Spirit-filled living
The fruit of Spirit-filled living
“fruit” is singular, emphasising that these qualities are mutually dependent aspects of Christian living.
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Examples of the fruit of the Spirit
Examples of the fruit of the Spirit
Love
Love
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Joy
Joy
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Peace
Peace
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Patience
Patience
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Kindness
Kindness
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Goodness
Goodness
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Faithfulness
Faithfulness
God’s faithfulness is also here presented as the reason for faithfulness;
Gentleness
Gentleness
Jesus Christ displays such gentleness;
Self-control
Self-control
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Other evidence of the Holy Spirit’s activity
Other evidence of the Holy Spirit’s activity
righteousness
Hope:
Hope:
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wisdom; temperance
The evidence of the fruit of the Spirit is a result of divine activity, not of human effort
The evidence of the fruit of the Spirit is a result of divine activity, not of human effort
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