Monday, January 5, 2009

The Fruit(s??) of the Spirit - Where is the "s"??

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Galatians 5:22-23
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.

I am sorry but we can not individually grade these characteristics. The fruit of the spirit is SINGULAR not plural. Love grows together with peace! Patience grows together with faithfulness! Joy grows with self-control!

This is an impossible calling. But we have a true example... we have an empathetic priest... Christ's slaughtered himself to bring us to this place.

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