Fruit .... Fruits
Many Christians ( and I am not exempt ) say “ The fruits of the Spirit “ …. But if we really look into Galatians 5: 22-23 ; it specifically says “ fruit “
22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,. 23gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
The fruit of the Spirit is “love ‘ . Only as we fulfill the will of God in our lives then the believer becomes , love- inspired , love – mastered, and love – driven . Without the fruit of the Spirit ( love ) we are just religious people without purpose .
Because the fruit of the Spirit is love - then it is manifested in joy , peace , long- suffering , gentleness , goodness , faith , meekness and temperance .
So if we think of the Vine where Jesus says ; He is the Vine and we are the branches ….. John 15:4….Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. We can see that thinking of a fruit tree for example it bears only one kind of fruit . Let’s take the apple for example There are many varieties of apples such as red delicious , granny smith gala etc. but they all bear fruit each on their own tree .
Similarly we are connected to Jesus the Tree of Life or the Vine and we produce one fruit “ The fruit of the Spirit which is " love ." When we have God’s love then we will produce the manifestations of that fruit such as joy , peace , longsuffering , gentleness , goodness , faith , meekness and temperance .
Many Christians ( and I am not exempt ) say “ The fruits of the Spirit “ …. But if we really look into Galatians 5: 22-23 ; it specifically says “ fruit “
22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,. 23gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
The fruit of the Spirit is “love ‘ . Only as we fulfill the will of God in our lives then the believer becomes , love- inspired , love – mastered, and love – driven . Without the fruit of the Spirit ( love ) we are just religious people without purpose .
Because the fruit of the Spirit is love - then it is manifested in joy , peace , long- suffering , gentleness , goodness , faith , meekness and temperance .
So if we think of the Vine where Jesus says ; He is the Vine and we are the branches ….. John 15:4….Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. We can see that thinking of a fruit tree for example it bears only one kind of fruit . Let’s take the apple for example There are many varieties of apples such as red delicious , granny smith gala etc. but they all bear fruit each on their own tree .
Similarly we are connected to Jesus the Tree of Life or the Vine and we produce one fruit “ The fruit of the Spirit which is " love ." When we have God’s love then we will produce the manifestations of that fruit such as joy , peace , longsuffering , gentleness , goodness , faith , meekness and temperance .
1….. Joy ….. is love’s strength
2…. Peace …. Is love’s security
3…. Long suffering … is love’s patience
4 … Gentleness is love’s conduct.
5…. Goodness …. Is love’s humility
6…. Faith …. Is love’s confidence
7…. Meekness…… is love’s humility
8…. Temperance …. Is love’s victory
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