The Fruit of the Spirit Is…Goodness

We sing about God’s goodness. In our prayers we talk about God’s goodness. Webster has over three dozen variations on the use of good as a noun, an adjective, and an adverb. Let’s look at how God develops the concept of goodness in the Scriptures. Going back to the...

Kindness

There are certain things man can produce, like a new automobile or cellphone, but when God produces something it is special and different. Think about this, a machine in a factory can turn out a product, but it will never be able to produce or manufacture an apple....

Fruit of the Spirit – Patience

We live in a society that is in a hurry. We have “instant” everything: instant oat meal; instant pudding; instant coffee; and even a brand called Instant Breakfast. We often realize this and pray about it, but sometimes our prayer is “Lord give me patience . . . and...

Peace – A Fruit of the Spirit

Galations 5:22: “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace …” Peace Defined The peace provided by the Holy Spirit is described as inner quietness of soul, in contrast to dread or terror. Peace is expressed by complete confidence in our all-sufficient God; being...

Christian Joy

As believers walk by the power of the indwelling Spirit of God, the character of Christ is produced within (Gal. 5:22-25). Joy is the second virtue listed in the fruit of the Spirit. The joy believers have is greater and more lasting than the joy of the world. The...