The Casual Christian - Part 5

Описание: Some of you, know someone who is full of joy
and full of peace and people wanna be around them.
There's just something about them. The fruit of the Spirit
just saturates them, so much so, that you are drawn to them.

Then there are others who call themselves Christians
and they may be able to quote a lot of the Bible
and they may have Bible knowledge ….but they lack integrity.
They'll say one thing and they'll do another.
They say, yeah, I'm a Christian.
But a lot of times they're rude or harsh or controlling
Or filled with gossip and love to sow discord

When others look at you, what do they see?
Is it clear by the fruit of your life,
the way you treat people, the way you carry yourself?
Is it clear that you are a follower of Jesus?
Do they see that you're loving and that you're patient
and that you're kind and that you're full of joy?

Or do they see fruit like that little peach?
You call yourself a Christian
but you really aren't very caring
and you don't really have a whole lot of time for people
and you might be inconsiderate at times. And unkind.

Galatians 5
lists for us nine fruits of the spirit.
love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.

These are the fruits of the spirit.
There's also fruits of something else.
And it's not the spirit, but it's the flesh.

We're basically living from one of two things.
If you are a follower of Jesus, Your spirit is born anew.
Your spirit is connected to God.
The problem is our spirit is at constant war against our flesh.
And when Paul calls it the flesh,
he's not talking about your skin.