Fruit of Holy Spirit (2)

God expects his people to bear spiritual fruit

Isaiah 5:4 NIV

What more could have been done for my vineyard than I have done for it? When I looked for good grapes, why did it yield only bad?

See also “fruit” is a term used to indicate the produce or outcome of a person’s life;

The fruit of the Spirit leads to believers becoming Christlike

The gift of the Spirit begins this lifelong process

2 Corinthians 3:18 NIV

And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.

Christlike qualities are contrasted with sinful ones

Galatians 5:16–17 NIV

So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are in conflict with each other, so that you are not to do whatever you want.

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The fruit of Spirit-filled living

“fruit” is singular, emphasising that these qualities are mutually dependent aspects of Christian living.

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Examples of the fruit of the Spirit

Love

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Joy

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Peace

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Patience

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Kindness

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Goodness

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Faithfulness

God’s faithfulness is also here presented as the reason for faithfulness;

Gentleness

Jesus Christ displays such gentleness;

Self-control

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Other evidence of the Holy Spirit’s activity

righteousness

Hope:

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wisdom; temperance

The evidence of the fruit of the Spirit is a result of divine activity, not of human effort

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