by George Runyan | Jan 29, 2013 | George Runyan
Matthew 12:18 – Behold My Servant whom I have chosen, My beloved in whom My soul is well pleased; I will put My Spirit upon Him. The Spirit of God does not come upon us out of our choosing, but rather God Himself has chosen us. God chose to send His only begotten Son...
by George Runyan | Jan 28, 2013 | George Runyan
Ezekiel 3:12 – Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard a great rumbling sound behind me, “Blessed be the glory of the Lord in His place.” The Spirit of God comes with a single purpose, to declare the glory of the Lord. Ezekiel’s commission is described in Ezekiel...
by George Runyan | Jan 27, 2013 | 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 26, 2013 | George Runyan
Galatians 5:22-23 – The fruit of the Spirit is gentleness. King David gave this testimony of the Lord in 2 Samuel 22:36, “Your gentleness has made me great” (NKJV). In 2 Samuel 22, David wrote a song to the Lord in gratitude for God’s deliverance from the hands of his...
by George Runyan | Jan 25, 2013 | 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,...
