by George Runyan | Jan 24, 2013 | George Runyan
Galatians 5:22 – The fruit of the Spirit is goodness. Goodness is the result of the righteousness of Christ established in one’s life through the goodness of God. “It is the goodness of God that leads us to repentance” (Romans 2:4) KJV. The NASB says “It is the...
by George Runyan | Jan 23, 2013 | George Runyan
Galatians 5:22 – The fruit of the Spirit is kindness. Out of patience flows kindness. Impatience always produces unkindness, whether it would be in in words or in attitude. The Lord has shown great kindness in Christ to all humanity. Throughout the Scriptures, we are...
by George Runyan | Jan 22, 2013 | George Runyan
Galatians 5:22 – The fruit of the Spirit is patience. Patience is a direct result of peace. In fact, you really cannot have patience unless you’re walking in peace. We begin to see how the fruit of the Spirit is singular and cumulative. In other words, one part of the...
by George Runyan | Jan 21, 2013 | George Runyan
Galatians 5:22 – The fruit of the Spirit is peace. In Romans 14:17, Paul puts peace before joy, but here in Galatians he lists joy before peace. In Romans 14:17, righteousness is mentioned preceding peace. Peace comes as a result of becoming righteous in Christ Jesus....
by George Runyan | Jan 20, 2013 | 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...
