by George Runyan | Jan 27, 2014 | George Runyan
Galatians 5:22-23 – The fruit of the Spirit is self-control; against such things there is no law. The last attribute Paul mentions to the Galatians is self-control. The word temperance used in KJV is translated self-control in the NASB. Paul shared Christ with Felix...
by George Runyan | Jan 25, 2014 | George Runyan
Galatians 5:22 – The fruit of the Spirit is faithfulness. The fruit of the Spirit flows out of God Himself. Faithfulness originates with our Heavenly Father, as do all of these attributes. When Jesus judged the religious leaders of His day, as recorded in Matthew 23,...
by George Runyan | Jan 20, 2014 | George Runyan
Galatians 5:22 – The fruit of the Spirit is joy. Joy follows love. When we have experienced the love of God and His love begins to take root in our inner man, the natural outflow is joy. “The joy of the Lord is your strength” (Nehemiah 8:10). His joy is promised to...
by George Runyan | Jan 19, 2014 | George Runyan
Galatians 5:22 – The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. This is a mouthful to chew all at once. As we devote ourselves to this meditation, we want to...
by George Runyan | Jan 18, 2014 | George Runyan
Galatians 5:16 – I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh. Walking by the Spirit is our great challenge! Our human tendency is to trust in our humanness. Our human nature is made up of our natural senses and our human reasoning,...
