The bible is full of people who possessed and practiced them examples for us to follow. Those who belong to christ jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. Jesus vividly illustrates the kindness of god in his instruction in the sermon on the mount. The consequences of kindness are numerous, for such a spirit can ripple out to touch the lives of those far removed from the original act. After all, hes the one who really shapes and molds us.
Kindness sows the seeds that can on ly bear good fruit. The fruit of the holy spirit is a biblical term that sums up nine attributes of a person or community living in accord with the holy spirit, according to chapter 5 of the epistle to the galatians. Since we live by the spirit, let us keep in step with the spirit. God wants us to show kindness to everyone, even if theyre not kind to us. Just as a branch is unable to produce fruit by itself unless it remains on the vine, so neither can you. Paul enumerates the fruits in his letter to the galatians 5. However, the kindness of god goes beyond what we are capable of on our own. If we want the fruit of the spirit to grow in us, we must align our lives to his john 15.
It will then become much easier for you to be able to be kind to others once the love of god starts to flow more into your personality. Kindness and gentleness are virtues noble fruits of the spirit. Join douglas in this christian video about kindness, the fruit of the spirit for kids. It is being convicted with gods word, and then modeling it to others. The consequences of kindness are incalculable, for such a spirit can ripple out to touch the lives of those far removed from the original act. Lesson 16 the holy spirits gift to bear the fruit of kindness why is the fruit of kindness more than just kind words. The fruit of the spirit is kindness kids activities by the. What are some ways in which the lord has shown his kindness to us. The fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and selfcontrol. Kindness makes us attractive and is the subject to the object of who we are in christ. The quality of kindness will go hand in hand with the quality of love. How does his kindness to us help us to become more kind. But the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness. The fifth characteristic, kindness, is called gentleness in the kjv.
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