The Fruit of the Spirit or of the Flesh?
Kalangan Sendiri

The Fruit of the Spirit or of the Flesh?

Yenny Kartika Official Writer
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Gal 5:22-23

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self–control. Against such there is no law.

 

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Cars have various kinds of pedal and lever for controlling the vehicle; from the gas pedal, gear lever, clutch pedal, up to brake pedal. All of them are vital for the vehicle. Without gas, clutch and gears, the vehicle cannot move forward or backward. Moreover, without the brakes, the vehicle cannot stop.

And so it is with human. There are a lot of aspects of our life that need maintenance so we can be fruitful spiritually. The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self–control.

It is clearly mentioned in the book of Galatians the fruit of the Spirit, instead of the fruits of the Spirit. It means that the fruit is a unity. We cannot separate each other or own only one. All of them are related. As the car cannot run well if a pedal or a level is missing, our life is in trouble if we don’t own the fruit of the Spirit wholly.

So, how to obtain the fruit of the Spirit? It’s easy. Let us walk in the Spirit of God ([bible]galat5:25[/bible]) and remove the works of the flesh. By walking in the Spirit, we automatically produce the fruit.

 

If we don’t produce the fruit of the Spirit, surely we still live in the flesh.

Ikuti Kami