Read more about each individual fruit of the Spirit here.
Read more about the cross and dying to sin here.
How do we get the fruit of the Spirit?
“Most assuredly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it produces much grain.” John 12:24.
In order for this wheat or fruit to grow, something has to die. But when it dies, then new life comes – we get more and more of the fruits of the Spirit the more we put to deathIs to overcome the temptations to sin that arise when our lusts and desires draw us to react in ways we know to be evil (i.e. pride, hatred, evil-speaking, envy etc.) It is the act of denying those thoughts and refusing to agree with them. The lust to sin is not only suppressed, but it actually dies. (Romans 8:13; Colossians... More our sinful nature through obedience to the Spirit – through walking in the SpiritWalking in the light is the state of being obedient to do all that God reveals to you through the Holy Spirit. For example, when He shows you that you need to overcome laziness, or lying, or any other lust. This means both that you put to death all of the sin you are shown (get light over) and obey... More.
For example, goodness is one of the fruits of the Spirit. We want to show goodness to our family, our colleagues, and those we meet along our way, but then something doesn’t go the way I thought it would, or someone says something a certain way, and I sense the opposite of goodness in myself. Something distasteful wants to come out. This is my sinful nature, or “fleshSin is anything that goes against God’s will and His laws. To commit sin is to transgress or disobey these laws. The lust to sin dwells in human nature. In other words, it is contaminated and motivated by the sinful tendencies that dwell in all people as a result of the fall into sin and disobedience in the garden of Eden. This... More” and this is what needs to die in order to gain the precious fruit of goodness!
“Therefore put to death your members which are on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. … Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering; bearing with one another, and forgiving one another …” Colossians 3:5,12-13.
Read more about overcoming sin here.
“But now having been set free from sinSin is anything that goes against God’s will and His laws. To commit sin is to transgress or disobey these laws. The lust to sin dwells in human nature. In other words, it is contaminated and motivated by the sinful tendencies that dwell in all people as a result of the fall into sin and disobedience in the garden of Eden. This... More, and having become slaves of God, you have your fruit to holiness, and the end, everlasting life.” Romans 6:22.
Do I really need the fruit of the Spirit to be a good parent?
Jesus tells us that we must be born againBeing born again is an event that takes place in every true Christian’s life at some point. You “put off” your previous way of living and thinking, living according to the lust to sin in your flesh. You are born anew into a life with Christ; you become a new creation that is Spiritual and eternal. “Therefore, if anyone is... More. How do we do that?