Nine short studies on the fruit of the Spirit
Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control
Written by AI, not by a pastor or theologian. Bible passages are quoted from the Berean Standard Bible by the app.
Fruit, not a checklist
In his letter to the Galatians, Paul contrasts two ways of living. One is driven by what he calls the flesh, our self-centered desires. The other is led by God's Spirit. Then he lists nine qualities that grow in a life led by the Spirit.
16So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. 17For the flesh craves what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are opposed to each other, so that you do not do what you want. 18But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. 19The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; 20idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions, 21and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. 22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law. 24Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25Since we live by the Spirit, let us walk in step with the Spirit.
Paul calls these fruit, singular, as if they are one harvest with nine flavors. Fruit is not manufactured. It grows, slowly, from a living plant, through seasons. That shapes how to read this list.
One way to use this guide is to take one quality a day for nine days. Read the passage, read the short note and answer the question in your journal.
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