Longsuffering By Any Other Name

The Fruit of The Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Galatians 5:22-23 In the King James Version the word is longsuffering. The New International Version translates it as forbearance. The New...

Spiritual Maturity And The Fruit Of The Spirit

“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.” Galatians 5: 22-23 NIV The fruit of the Spirit is the manifestation of Christ’s life in us. It is evidence of God’s conforming...

Random Acts Of Kindness

But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Galatians 5:22-23 Kindness is a characteristic on display throughout the...

The Fruit Of The Spirit And Spiritual Maturity

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Galatians 5: 22-23 (NIV) The fruit of the Spirit is evidence of God’s conforming us to the image of Christ. There are no shortcuts to...

On Troubles, Endurance, and Grit

Endurance and perseverance are at the heart of character. Suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they are good for us–they help us learn to be...