FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT

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                   FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT          

     LOVE,  and all of the workings that  it  entails,  is  produced in our
hearts ONLY BY THE SPIRIT OF GOD.       

     JOY, and all of its activities, comes ONLY BY THE SPIRIT OF GOD.        

     PEACE,  (producing  peace) can only be achieved  BY  GOD'S SPIRIT.
      

     The same is true of all GOOD which comes through a person who has made
his peace with God through Jesus Christ.                           

     UNITY  AMONG THE BRETHREN CAN NEVER COME ABOUT  BY  ANY OTHER MEANS THAN
TO HAVE THE SPIRIT OF UNITY IN OUR INDIVIDUAL HEARTS.  Legislation and
resolutions simply cannot cut it.   

     While  it is true that God loves ALL OF HIS  CHILDREN,  it stands  to
reason that a person who is producing fruit  in  his life is of more VALUE to
God than one who is not.      

     What  I  am saying is: that if my life is full of  the  good works  of
 the  Spirit, or of Faith, I am maturing in  God  more than I would if I had
not progressed in the WAYS OF THE LORD.                                   

     James  tells us that good works are a natural  result  of having been
born of God through Faith.  Faith without works  is dead.  In other words,
Faith alone will not fully please God.  It calls for further steps of
obedience to God-- Making Him Lord-- doing His bidding with our whole heart. 

     WORKS  OF  FAITH become a visible  manifestation  of  the invisible
Faith we have in God.  This is the way Abraham pleased God--obeying when God
spoke to him.  His OBEDIENCE was  VISIBLE EVIDENCE of his faith in God.   

              OURS WILL BE, ALSO.