Fruits Of The Holy Spirit
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FRUITS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
(Pneumatology: Doctrine Of The Holy Spirit)
SECTION 1: MEANING OF THE FRUITS
1. Fruit Of The Holy Spirit Comes From Yielding
Galatians 5:22-23 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
24 And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.
25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
* If we dont yield to the flesh but to the spirit instead
* Gift is a holy ghost is a talent for us to use
* Fruit is result that come from yielding
* Without these 9 fruits, we are not complete as a fruitful christian
2. Fruit Is Better Than Gifts
Philippians 4:17 Not because I desire a gift: but I desire fruit that may abound to your account.
SECTION 2: LIST OF THE FRUIT
1. LOVE
a. God Is Love
1 John 4:10 Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
b. If We Love God, We Will Keep His Words
John 14:23 Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.
c. We Have To Love The Brethren
John 13:35 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
d. Love Our God With All Our Heart, Soul And Mind Is The 1st Great Commandment, Love Our Neighbours As Ourselves Is The 2nd Commandment
Matthew 22:37-39 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
38 This is the first and great commandment.
39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
2. JOY
a. We Are Promised Full Joy
John 15:10-11 If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.
11 These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.
b. True Joy Is To Have Joy All The Time In Our Life Even In Adversities
Philippians 4:4 Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.
c. A Christian Who Went Through The Worst Of Life Will Have More Joy Than A Lost Person Who Went Through The Best Of Life
1 Peter 1:6-8 Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:
7 That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:
8 Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:
3. PEACE
a. Peace Of God Is One That Passes All Understanding
Philippians 4:7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
b. We Are To Let God's Peace Control Us
Colossians 3:15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.
c. Let Not Our Heart Be Trouble Nor Be Afraid, Jesus Peace Is With Us
John 14:27 Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
4. LONG SUFFERING (TO BEAR OR PUT UP FOR A LONG TIME)
a. Have Strength In Patience And Longsuffering With Joyfulness
Colossians 1:11 Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;
b. To Show Much Goodnes Toward A Lost Person
Romans 2:4 Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?
c. To Be Patience With Others
Colossians 3:12-13 Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
13 Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
5. GENTLENESS
a. Flattery Is Not Gentleness. Its Telling People How To Get Right With God
1 Thessalonians 2:5-7, 11-12 For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloke of covetousness; God is witness:
6 Nor of men sought we glory, neither of you, nor yet of others, when we might have been burdensome, as the apostles of Christ.
7 But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children:
11 As ye know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you, as a father doth his children,
12 That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory.
b. God's Gentles Has Made Us Great
Psalms 18:35 Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great.
c. The Gentleness Of Christ Is Essential But There Is Limitation When We Need To Be Bold
2 Corinthians 10:1-2 Now I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in presence am base among you, but being absent am bold toward you:
2 But I beseech you, that I may not be bold when I am present with that confidence, wherewith I think to be bold against some, which think of us as if we walked according to the flesh.
6. GOODNESS
a. God's Goodness Makes A Christian Rich In Good Works
1 Timothy 6:18 That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate;
b. Christians Are To Maintain Their Goodness
Titus 3:14 And let ours also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful.
c. A Person Who Does Not Read And Live By The Bible Is Not Complete In Good Works
2 Timothy 3:16-17 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.
7. FAITH
a. Faith Comes By Hearing The Word Of God
Romans 10:17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
b. After Salvation By Faith We Can Now Be Built Up By Our Faith
2 Corinthians 10:15 Not boasting of things without our measure, that is, of other men's labours; but having hope, when your faith is increased, that we shall be enlarged by you according to our rule abundantly,
c. The Spirit Can Give Different Measure Of Faith
1 Corinthians 12:4-9 Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.
5 And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord.
6 And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all.
7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.
8 For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;
9 To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;
8. MEEKNESS (MILD, CALM, SOOTHING, HUMBLE)
a. It Makes The Anger Mild
Zephaniah 2:3 Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the LORD'S anger.
b. Christians Should Not Have Partial Meekness But All Meekness
Titus 3:2 To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.
c. Christians Have Right To Be Angry But Not Constantly Angry
Ephesians 4:26 Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
9. TEMPERANCE (SELF CONTROL)
a. Incorruptible Crown Is Temperance, If We Want That Crown, We Should Have Temperance
1 Corinthians 9:25-27 And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.
26 I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air:
27 But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.
b. The More We Know What God Wants Us To Do, The More We Can Control Ourselves
2 Peter 1:6 And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;
SECTION 3: ACTIVITIES OF THE FRUIT
1. Until We Die To Sin
John 12:24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.
Romans 6:11 Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.
2. We Exist Because We Are To Bear Fruit
John 15:2 Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.
Luke 13:9 And if it bear fruit, well: and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down.
3. Good Or Bad Fruits
Matthew 7:20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
Matthew 12:33 Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit.
James 3:10, 12 Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.
12 Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh.
* Christian’s tree cannot have evil and good fruit
4. Source Of Our Fruit Is Found In God Alone
Hosea 14:8 Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with idols? I have heard him, and observed him: I am like a green fir tree. From me is thy fruit found.,
John 15:4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.
Ephesians 3:17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,