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Thursday, July 07, 2005

A FRUIT LIKE NONE OTHER!

The subject of the fruit of the spirit has largely been viewed as "those things" the believer is supposed to be doing after he/she becomes saved. But a careful and dispassionate study of the word reveals, that the fruit of the spirit is not really just what we should be doing but rather who we are in Christ. In Gal 5:22 talking about the fruit of the spirit, the first question is what spirit? In the Greek, the word for spirit is PNEUMA which is the the same word used every where the word "spirit" appears in the bible. So basically there is no way to differentiate what kind of spirit ( God's or Man's ) that is being referred to except if the text is looked at contextually.
The spirit being referred to in this verse is the recreated human spirit . That is the human spirit after he/she is born-again "...If any one is in Christ he is a new creation..." ( 2 Cor 5:17 ) and not the Holy Spirit. How do we know? Because it says the spirit in question and the flesh are in a constant struggle in verse 17 of the same chapter. To think that the Holy spirit struggles with the flesh is ridiculous! For the spirit of God DOES NOT struggle with the flesh.
Being born-again is much more than being saved from sin, you received the very nature of God; everything that Jesus had "...Of his fullness have we received..." John 1:16. When you received Jesus, you received everything associated with him"...For in him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily and you are complete in him..." Col 2:9-10. " For it pleased the Father that in him should all fullness dwell " ( Col 1:19 ). You have the fullness of God in you all the time and you need to "...Work out ( Develop/grow ) your salvation with consistency and reverence ..." ( Phill 2:12 ) to be able to achieve this fullness of God by confessing and dwelling in the word consistently to remind you of who you are.
Jesus did not come to give us morality ( morality is good ), he brought a whole lot more than that. The difference between a Christian and non-Christian is that the Christian has the nature of God embedded on the inside which causes people of the world to actually wonder whator how you are able to be at peace in troubled times, be able to totally forgive when wronged and have no ill will towards those who hurt you but rather blessing them "... Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you..." ( Matt 5:44 ).
Happiness is as a result of happenings while Joy is not dependent upon circumstances because it is the product of the spirit ( recreated human spirit by being bornagain), which makes life worth living, makes you look forward to the next day and be able to take upon any challenge that comes your way knowing that no matter what God has got your back.
Sin was the first thing Jesus saved us from by dying on the cross ( Col 2:13-14) then he went on to set us free from the power of the devil "...Also descended first into the lower parts of the earth... Eph 4:9-10", [God] disarmed the principalities and powers that were ranged against us and made a bold display and public example of them, in triumphing over them in Him and in it [the cross]... ( Col 2:15 ) . We can now enjoy and bask in the euphoria of what Jesus accomplished for us. Praise God!