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Fruits
Although it hardly
need be stated, there are only two types of fruit:
- Fruits of sin.
- Fruits of righteousness.
Fruits of Sin
Now the works of
the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness,
lasciviousness, idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife,
seditions, heresies, envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the
which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such
things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. Galatians 5:19-21
Adultery
Adultery is realized
in two forms:
Having sex with a married person of the
opposite sex who is not your spouse.
Idolatry
- 2 Peter 2:14
- Proverbs 6:32
Fornication
All other sexual
impurities.
- 1 Corinthians 6:18
- Ephesians 5:3
Not even mentioned
Uncleanness
Uncleanness is
impurity whether physical or moral.
ALL uncleanness
Lasciviousness
Sensual desires which
are lacking restraint.
Idolatry
False gods.
The two things most
likely to be placed in the idolatry realm are:
Money
Men
Other contenders for idolatry are:
Self
Sex
Drugs
Tobacco
Music
Fishing
Golf
Knitting
Cooking
- Anything that you turn to for comfort, strength, help, confidence,
or support is an idol.
Witchcraft
There is no
differentiation between good and bad, or between black and white witches.
Witches are diviners
and their practices are independent of, and contrary to God.
Hatred
Just as fear is the
opposite of faith, hatred is the opposite of love.
One who hates is opposed to God.
Variance
Discord. A provoking.
Contention.
Emulations
Unless you research
this word, you will be left standing in the shadows wondering what is being spoken of.
Emulation is
jealousy.
Wrath
The basic idea of
wrath is to breathe hard from anger. Wrath goes way beyond anger to the point where you
are caught up by it and are now controlled by wrath.
- James 1:19, 20
- Proverbs 30:33
Strife
Strife is quite
simply the stimulation of anger and contention.
The generator of
strife may not even participate in it.
- Proverbs 15:18
- Proverbs 25:8
- Proverbs 26:20
- Romans 2:8, 9
Seditions
Divisions and
disunity.
These verses speak of unity.
Heresies
Principles, opinions,
doctrines, and practices that are untrue.
Envyings
Many people believe
that envy and jealousy are synonyms. The dictionary even lists them as synonyms. However,
envy is much more aggressive than jealousy.
Envy stems from
feelings of resentment over another person’s superior attainments, endowments, or
possessions.
Envy goes beyond the
desire to possess the goods of another (jealousy). Envy seeks to take from the individual
that which he has.
Murderers
The plain language of
scripture is, “Thou shalt do no murder.”
Drunkenness
Excess of alcohol.
This is a Biblical principle.
Revellings
Riotings
Summary
- Romans 1:28-31
- Hebrews 11:25
- Romans 6:23
Fruits of The Spirit
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
Love
God is love.
You are nothing without love.
Joy
Unlike happiness which is owing to circumstances, joy is an attitude
of the heart which proceeds from one’s relationship with God.
- Jeremiah 15:16
- 1 Peter 1:8
Peace
Peace may be defined
as undisturbed composure.
Patience
Also long suffering.
Gentleness
Goodness
Faith
Although is might be
assumed that the motivating force of faith is hope, this
is clearly not the case.
- Galatians 5:6
- Hebrews 11:1
Meekness
Apart from Jesus, who
was the meekest man on the earth?
What did his meekness gain for him?
- Exodus 33:17-23
- Hebrews 11:24-29
Temperance
The basic idea of
temperance is self control attained through discipline.
Summary
(For the fruit of
the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;) Ephesians 5:9
- 3 John 4
- Deuteronomy 32:4
Father
Son
Holy Ghost
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