Fruit of the Spirit
Galatians 5:22-23
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.”
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Fruit of the Spirit |
Description |
| Love | Unselfish; loyal and benevolent concern for another; brotherly concern; the object of brotherly concern or affection; self-denying; self-sacrificing; Christ-like love which is the foundation of all other graces; the high esteem which God has for His human children and the high regard which they, in turn, should have for Him and other people. (1 Corinthians 13, Ephesians 3:7) |
| Joy | Great delight; gladness of heart; the happy state that results from knowing and serving God; that deep, abiding, inner rejoicing in the Lord; to rejoice; to be glad. (Nehemiah 8:10) |
| Peace | The presence and experience of right relationships; the tranquility of soul; sense of well-being and fulfillment that comes from God and is dependent on His presence; the inner tranquility and poise of the Christian whose trust is in God through Christ; rest; harmony; the absence of agitation or discord. (Psalms 23, 37:11, James 3:17) |
| Longsuffering | Forbearance under suffering/ill-will, with no thought of retaliation; patient endurance and steadfastness under provocation; (Luke 8:15, 21:19, Romans 5:3, 2 Corinthians 6:4, Hebrews 6:12) |
| Gentleness | Mildness combined with tenderness; gracious, kindly disposition, controlled strength; a character that is equitable, reasonable, forbearing, moderate, fair and considerate; power and strength under control; willing to pardon injuries, correct faults. One who rules his spirit well; a disposition that is even-tempered, tranquil, balanced in spirit, unpretentious and that has passions under control. (2 Corinthians 2:10, 1 Thessalonians 2:7, 2 Timothy 2:24, Titus 3:2, James 3:17) |
| Goodness | Beneficence (the fact or quality of being kind or doing good), ready to do good, love in action; kindness in actual manifestation, virtue equipped for action, a bountiful propensity both to will and to do what is good, intrinsic goodness producing a generosity and a Godlike state or being.(Psalms 23:6, Romans 11:22, 15:14) |
| Faith | Fidelity which makes one true to his promise and faithful to his task; steadfast, dedicated, dependable and worthy of trust; unchanging and thoroughly grounded in relation to the other. (2 Samuel 22:3, 31, Psalms 18:30, Ephesians 3:17, Colossians 1:23) |
| Meekness | Quality or state of being kind; the steadfast love that maintains relationships through gracious aid in times of need; goodness of heart, serviceable, good, gracious, pleasant; the ability to act for the welfare of those taxing your patience; goodness in action, sweetness of disposition, gentleness in dealing with others, affability. (Zephaniah 2:3, 2 Corinthians 2:10, Galatians 6:1, Titus 3:2) |
| Temperance | Rational restraint of natural impulses; sober, calm and dispassionate approach to life, having mastered personal desires and passions call for a self-disciplined life following Christ’s example of being in the world but not of the word; restraint or discipline exercised over one’s behavior. (Romans 12:2) |