Having been born again by hearing and believing the gospel of Jesus Christ, the believer becomes a "partaker" of God's nature. This new nature is produced by the Holy Spirit and described in the Bible as the 'fruit of the Spirit.'
This fruit is the beautiful character of God being produced by the Spirit, thereby giving evidence of genuine belief and salvation.
In this section of Scripture nine of these virtues of godly character are identified in contrast to the ungodly 'deeds of the flesh' mentioned in prior verses.
The believer who is living in submission to the Holy Spirit will manifest love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control in their character and conduct.
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In the fall of 1969, Gil began a full-time teaching ministry as Senior Pastor of Indian Hills Community Church. He also earned his Ph.D. from the California Graduate School of Theology. The focus of Pastor Rugh’s ministry is systematic, verse-by-verse teaching of the Bible. As a...
