“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering…” (Galatians 5:22) What a wonderful study it has been for me on fruit bearing. I trust that these devotionals have been a blessing to you as you read them; as they have been to me as I … [Read more...]
The Fruit is Gentleness
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness…” (Galatians 5:22) We have dealt with the first four of the fruit of the Spirit as to the life of the believer, concluding that the Word of God makes it perfectly clear that … [Read more...]
The Fruit is Goodness
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness…” (Galatians 5:22) We are now to take on and bear another fruit of the Spirit; that is, “goodness.” The Greek word is “agathōsunē”; the state of being good, … [Read more...]
The Fruit is Faith
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,” (Galatians 5:22) We are just about to come to a close on our devotionals of “What’s on Your Tree?” We now come to the fruit of faith. What a fruit this … [Read more...]
The Fruit is Meekness
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness…” (Galatians 5:22-23) We now come to the fruit of the Spirit of meekness. Our definition of "meekness" is (Greek) “praotēs”; the disposition … [Read more...]
The Fruit is Temperance
“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) We have now come to the end of the devotionals entitled, “What’s on Your Tree? … [Read more...]