“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,”
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, — Paul shifts to 'karpos pneumatos' (fruit of the Spirit), a singular harvest with nine expressions; the first three (love, joy, peace) are Godward and inward; the next three (patience, kindness, goodness) are outward and relational, grounded in divine character.
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Omar HassanNote1mo agoThe Fruit of the Spirit
Paul lists: 'But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.' Character as harvest, not achievement.
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Tobias van der BergNote1mo agoThe light of the world - Galatians 5
My grandmother used to quote this verse every morning. God is faithful in every circumstance. God is faithful in every circumstance. There's something deeply comforting about knowing that the same God...
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