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Pastor Chris White says to all of you: HELLO MY FRIENDS. May the Lord bless you today.
HOLA MIS AMIGOS. Que el Señor los bendiga.
Galatians 5:22-23 tells
us, “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness,
goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.” The fruit of the Holy
Spirit is the result of the Holy Spirit’s presence in the life of a Christian.
The Bible makes it clear that everyone receives the Holy Spirit the moment he
or she believes in Jesus Christ (Romans 8:9; 1 Corinthians 12:13; Ephesians 1:13-14). One of the primary
purposes of the Holy Spirit coming into a Christian’s life is to change that
life. It is the Holy Spirit’s job to conform us to the image of Christ, making
us more like Him.
The fruit of the Holy Spirit is in direct contrast with the acts of the sinful nature in Galatians 5:19-21, “The acts of the sinful
nature are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; idolatry and
witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition,
dissensions, factions and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you,
as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of
God.” This passage describes all people, to varying degrees, when they do not
know Christ and therefore are not under the influence of the Holy Spirit. Our
sinful flesh produces certain types of fruit that reflect our nature, and the
Holy Spirit produces types of fruit that reflect His nature.
The Christian life is a battle of the sinful flesh against the new nature given
by Christ (2 Corinthians 5:17). As fallen human beings,
we are still trapped in a body that desires sinful things (Romans 7:14-25). As Christians, we have the
Holy Spirit producing His fruit in us and we have the Holy Spirit’s power
available to conquer the acts of the sinful nature (2 Corinthians 5:17; Philippians 4:13). A Christian will never be
completely victorious in always demonstrating the fruits of the Holy Spirit. It
is one of the main purposes of the Christian life, though, to progressively
allow the Holy Spirit to produce more and more of His fruit in our lives—and to
allow the Holy Spirit to conquer the opposing sinful desires. The fruit of the
Spirit is what God desires our lives to exhibit and, with the Holy Spirit’s
help, it is possible!
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