Galatians 5:16-26 and Matthew 7:15-23 both talk about fruit.
Just as an apple tree should not bear oranges, Christians should not bear bad
fruit. We can’t live perfectly, but our lives should ultimately reflect what we
are. “Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.” (Matthew 7:20, KJV) If
others look at your life, do your actions and attitude show the fruit of the
Spirit? As it says in Galatians, we should walk in the Spirit because He can
keep us away from the temptations of the flesh so that we can bear good fruit.Tuesday, April 7, 2015
Fruit
“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 (KJV)
Galatians 5:16-26 and Matthew 7:15-23 both talk about fruit.
Just as an apple tree should not bear oranges, Christians should not bear bad
fruit. We can’t live perfectly, but our lives should ultimately reflect what we
are. “Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.” (Matthew 7:20, KJV) If
others look at your life, do your actions and attitude show the fruit of the
Spirit? As it says in Galatians, we should walk in the Spirit because He can
keep us away from the temptations of the flesh so that we can bear good fruit.
This short and sweet post is not my first time to tackle this letter, in fact,
one of my favorite posts was titled Brought to you by the Letter F.
Galatians 5:16-26 and Matthew 7:15-23 both talk about fruit.
Just as an apple tree should not bear oranges, Christians should not bear bad
fruit. We can’t live perfectly, but our lives should ultimately reflect what we
are. “Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.” (Matthew 7:20, KJV) If
others look at your life, do your actions and attitude show the fruit of the
Spirit? As it says in Galatians, we should walk in the Spirit because He can
keep us away from the temptations of the flesh so that we can bear good fruit.
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The world would be a much better place if we all followed the rule of "not bearing bad fruit." It's nice to meet you through A to Z! I hope to see more of you, Elizabeth!
ReplyDeleteJulie
Thank you! Nice to meet you, too. I took a quit glimpse at your A to Z theme, and it looks fun, I will be visiting again :)
DeleteThat it would be a better place if we would follow simple thoughts and ideas... Welcome in the letter "F"... thank you!
ReplyDeleteJeremy [Retro]
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