To continue the tree metaphor.. We must be rooted in Christ! When we stay connected and rely on God, He will be the one to bear our fruit for us/provide for us. It's all of matter of having a true relationship with Christ! GB!
#freedom This is so good. It literally says "the fruits of the SPIRIT", not the fruit of Gods children. How could I have missed this view of that passage as many times as I have read this? It is the spirit living in me that creates it's own fruit, nothing that I do can create the fruits of the spirit outside of abiding by it. Thank you so much for this post.
Greetings Eryn Samuels in Christ Jesus! How can we have missed this view, and yet read the passage so many times? Because many Christians are just like you were and as I have been, it would seem! But thanks to the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives, he pointed this out to you 10 months ago and now me! May God's blessings be on both of us in the Faith! Hope! and Love! that is in Christ Jesus through the power of the Holy Spirit! Kindest Regards from your brother in the UK!
Jon i have to tell you this! first off im Alex! So last night i was struggling to fall asleep for hours. i was laying awake thinking of the parts of me that were dark. You just made it so clear what i have to do, even though it was obvious all along, so thank you =)
Father God, in accordance with this message and galatians 5:22-23, 2 corinthians 6:14-18 I pray there will be no misunderstanding and misuse how to use the fruits of the spirit in my life, loosening myself of every unequal yoke and common share with all and everyone that takes away from my fruits of the spirit, in the name and blood of Jesus Christ. amen and hallelujah!
I can't believe that you are going to be talking about this. I'm having big issues in area. God is awesome. God bless you. I love the way you talk about it.
You truly make me feel better about my faults when you're elaborating on them. I kinda laugh at myself when you're talking to me. and i think, "why do i even beat myself up?" thanx for really's!!!!
Thank you so much. This wa so clear to me and now I know what I need to do to achieve this! I always thought that you can achieve the fruits of the spirit in ways that didn't include God for example if I try to love my neighbour more and be there for there more I am achieving one of the fruits. Little did I know that you have to walk by God and it will come naturally. Thank you thank you 😊
Can't wait for the next video! I'm definitely going to challenge myself to watch every video in this series because I always learn something new when watching your videos!
Always love what you bring to the table and how you cut it into bite sized pieces that really nourish the soul! Probably the cheesiest comment you have ever received, but seriously, keep up the great work!
The Clueless One Not cheesy at all!! My sentiments exactly. He has a gift of taking me back to how simple and true and beautiful the Word and the Lord is.
I WAS LIP SYNCING TO THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT SONG!! I can't Sing it because my Little Brothers are Sleeping so I can't Wake them up! But I Love How I know Most older Songs When most of my Friends who are Older than me Don't Know them
Hey BoJo....(that's my version of Brother Jon......you're welcome). All corny talk aside, thanks for another reiteration in the word and reminding me to commit to God in the Word, church and prayer, and to confidently walk in the Spirit of our Lord. Praying for you guys to keep on keeping on. BTW, loved the shameless.
Technicality speaking in every version of scripture (please, don't take my word, look it up) the correct word is FRUIT (already plural) of the SPIRIT, not fruit(s) of the spirit. Paul was a well educated Roman citizen. He was both a prolific and elegant writer. Here he is using the term as a metaphor (as if from a tree or root) but in the form of a verb. The 9 attributes combined are the fruit of one Spirit, the Holy Spirit. Lots of people also incorrectly refer to the Book of Revelation as the Book of Revelations, as if there were more than one, but there's not. Not trying to be snobby, just clarifying out of love. BTW I love the video.
I'm thankful I grew up with that song in Sunday School haha and everything you said is so true! this is probably one of my favorite videos you've done. great job!
Right on! How misunderstood the Holy Spirit is! And the spirit is not a power of ourselves! So, you don't need to conjure the spirit up! or rev up the spirit! And you don't need more of the spirit! You either have the spirit, or you don't! You're in Christ or you're not! And anytime I hear Christians say the words: YOU HAVE TO or YOU need to do this...it throws up a red flag for me! Because, we don't do anything except trust God with the faith that he provides us, and he does the work in and through us! If you feel you have to do something, it is no different than law based living, and not faith! So next time you see your friend rolling on the ground shacking and foaming at the mouth... you may want to remind them: its great to be excited about your love for Christ, but here's what the fruit of the spirit biblically looks like, buddy!
fruit is doctrine, its not behavior, its not "attributes" we exhibit, first of all the word fruit isn't just in galatians, so you have to go much deeper than that but in galatians where is says peace, love, joy, faith etc, those are all things christ is for the believer, its the gospel basically, those are everything christ is for the believer, he is my joy, he is my peace, he is faithful to me, he is longsuffering to me etc, now bearing good fruit has to do with growing in understanding and proclaming the gospel, those are not behaviors we do.
Great stuff bru. I would like to add that the 9 fruits can not be the only ones. Respectful to Paul and God's word I assume those are the main fruit. As for me I believe WILLINGNESS, HONESTY, BOLDNESS and other characteristics is also obtainable only through God's active force and comforter..... The Holy Spirit
Can't wait for the series! Keep up the good work! :) Also, it's interesting that you chose to reveal your tech for creating your videos.. did you change your mind?
Haha it was soo funny ! and interesting.. :) Thank you ! It was so good that i would like to share it with friends, but they don't speak english. Do you think it's possible for me to add subtitle to your video so my friends (and other people) will be able to understand what you said ?
