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Wrote this on the thread, but it may fit here as well....
The Fruits of the Holy Spirit produce Good works. NOT the other way around.
You Will Know Them by Their Fruits
15 “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. 16 You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles? 17 Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit.19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 Therefore by their fruits you will know them.
It is not the works that produces fruit, but the fruit that produces good works.
So I think this is what so many get wrong, and backwards.
So what are these fruits?
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.
These fruits WILL produce good works.So we all need to examine ourselves, that we are exhibiting these fruits, NOT THE WORKS WE DO.
If you are not exhibiting THAT Spirit-filled list, you are likely exhibiting THIS fleshly list of bad fruit:
19 Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery,[c]fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, 20 idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, 21 envy, murders,[d] drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
Have a blessed weekend! Love you all.
The Fruits of the Holy Spirit produce Good works. NOT the other way around.
You Will Know Them by Their Fruits
15 “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. 16 You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles? 17 Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit.19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 Therefore by their fruits you will know them.
It is not the works that produces fruit, but the fruit that produces good works.
So I think this is what so many get wrong, and backwards.
So what are these fruits?
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.
These fruits WILL produce good works.So we all need to examine ourselves, that we are exhibiting these fruits, NOT THE WORKS WE DO.
If you are not exhibiting THAT Spirit-filled list, you are likely exhibiting THIS fleshly list of bad fruit:
19 Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery,[c]fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, 20 idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, 21 envy, murders,[d] drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
Have a blessed weekend! Love you all.
Without this inward change, outward looking "good works" is just religious white washed tombs.