Living Life In The Word Lesson 11: The Fruit of the Spirit Overview
Theme Scripture: Galatians 5:22-23 "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law." This lesson is an overview of the next 9 lessons. The next 9 lessons will be an in-depth study to each of the fruit of the Spirit. What are the fruit of the Spirit, first of all? The fruit of the Spirit is the characteristics and/or attributes that every believer should exhibit. When we are born naturally, we take on the attributes of our parents. As in the natural, so in the spiritually. When we are born of the Spirit, we are adopted into the family of God and therefore take on the attributes of the Spirit. The Fruit of the Spirit are qualities and attributes which the Spirit has which should also be exhibited in the believer. There are nine fruit of the Spirit listed in Galatians 5: 22-23: Love: When we are talking about love, we are not talking about the Eros (sexual and/or lustful) love...