Category: Open My Eyes

But the fruit [harvest] produced by the Holy Spirit within you is divine love in all its varied expressions:joy that overflows,peace that subdues,patience that endures, [never quitting]kindness [sweetness] in action,a life full of virtue, [goodness]faith that prevails,gentleness of heart, andstrength of spirit. [self-control]Never set the law above these qualities, for they are meant to be limitless. Galatians 5:22-23 The Passion Translation “Joy is love…

But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things! Galatians 5:22-23 New Living Translation ********** Biblical self-control [restraint. discipline] is the power to keep your sin in check or the power to restrain your sin in thought, in…

But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things! Galatians 5:22-23 New Living Translation ********** Gentleness [meekness, humbleness] is sensitivity of disposition and kindness of behavior, founded on strength and prompted by love. Gentleness is not…

But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things! Galatians 5:22-23 New Living Translation ********** Faithfulness means “lasting loyalty and trustworthiness in relationships; the fact or quality of being true to one’s word, beliefs or commitments;…

But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things! Galatians 5:22-23 New Living Translation ********** I have been unclear as to the difference between Kindness and Goodness. So I did a little research and discovered that…

But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things! Galatians 5:22-23 New Living Translation ********** Kindness is behavior marked by acts of friendliness, generosity, consideration, or concern for others, helping without expecting praise or reward. Its…

But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things! Galatians 5:22-23 New Living Translation ********** Did you notice that there is a Christian virtue left off the list? Hope is not mentioned! I wonder if that…

But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things! Galatians 5:22-23 New Living Translation ********** We are inclined to think of Peace as the absence of conflict, internal or external – or both. But Biblical peace…

But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things! Galatians 5:22-23 New Living Translation Where there is love, there is joy. Mother Teresa “… the joy of the Lord is your strength!” (Nehemiah 8:10b NLT) I usually read this verse as meaning that God gives…

But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things! Galatians 5:22-23 New Living Translation We are used to defining love in terms of emotion, and the way another person or thing makes us feel.  But in the Bible, love is…