Several weeks ago, as I began blogging on the fruit of the Spirit, I shared how I escaped elementary school without learning that a tomato is a fruit and not a vegetable. Fortunately, in recent years, I fared far better in identifying the nine fruit of the Spirit found in Galatians 5:22-23.
“22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.”
A recent winning America’s Funniest Video (AFV) entitled, “Toddler Temptation Challenge”, called to mind the ninth and final fruit of the Spirit–self-control. The challenge involved parents putting tempting candy in front of their toddlers and telling them to wait a minute before eating any. During this time, the parents left the room and then returned to see how their children did. The camera was rolling while the parents were not in the room, and watching the toddlers’ efforts at self-control was the humorous…
“22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.”- Galatians 5:22-23
The seventh fruit of the Spirit is faithfulness, and it is the first of the three syllable fruit mentioned in Galatians 5. Many are the definitions of faithfulness, such as firm devotion to God, loyalty to friends, dependability, and a solid conviction that even now God is working and acting on one’s behalf. Also, many are the ways we…
The fruit of the Spirit is found in Galatians 5:22-23:
“22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.”
The original Greek word for “fruit” in Galatians 5 is karpos, and one definition means a result of something. When the fruit of the Spirit is displayed in our lives, it is a sign, or result, that we are being led by the Spirit of God….
It has been said that more people have been killed with the tongue than in all the wars in human history. As a result, both the world and churches are filled with people crying out for words of affirmation and love.
“Love” is the first fruit of the Spirit mentioned in Galatians 5: 22-23:
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.
