Fruit of the Spirit: Self-control

Galatians 5 - 21.03.10
Fruit of the Spirit: Self-control

Our journey through one of the most life-filled sections of Scripture concludes! When someone asks you: "What is Christianity all about?" I imagine that you (like me) take them to the Fruit of the Spirit! You say to them: "Being a follower of Jesus is all about love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, faithfulness and ... self-control?" ... Really? That's where it ends?

Because to many of us, self-control just sounds so dead. When contrasted with all of these beautiful things that hum with life, self-control sounds like a let down. But maybe this is because we don't understand it properly? Maybe if we really understood self-control, and understood why we need it, it would change everything!

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Fruit of the Spirit: Goodness

Galatians 5 - 28.02.10
Fruit of the Spirit: Goodness

Throughout scripture we see different sides to the sea. The sea first appears in Genesis as this raging chaos, until the Spirit calms it. It violently destroys in the story of Noah, but in the Exodus, the sea becomes a protector and guardian for the Israelites. To the Israelites, the sea is a place of uncertainty, a place that could be good to them, or could be evil.

Throughout scripture, we learn that the human heart is like the sea.

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Fruit of the Spirit: Joy

Galatians 5 - 31.01.10
Fruit of the Spirit: Joy

Joy is a strange thing to dissect. What is joy? It it happiness, or something deeper? Is it temporal? Where does it come from?

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Influences:

Nothing influenced me more than this. Take the time to meditate on it.