Gal 5:22 But the fruit that the Spirit produces in a person's life is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
Gal 5:23 gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these kinds of things.
Gal 5:24 Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified their sinful self. They have given up their old selfish feelings and the evil things they wanted to do.
Gal 5:25 We get our new life from the Spirit, so we should follow the Spirit.
Gal 5:26 We must not feel proud and boast about ourselves. We must not cause trouble for each other or be jealous of each other.
The fruit of the Holy Spirit is listed above from the ERV, the Easy Read Version of the Bible. The words are simple and can be understood. All the fruit of the spirit are from love; God's love for us and our love displayed. The word love, can be used casually and sentimentally to the point that it could become a fleeting emotion without substance. The word here used for love is from the Greek word agape. It is the kind of love that God has for us through Jesus. It is a sacrificial love, a giving love. The results of this love are listed: joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness and faithfulness. If you walk in the fruit of the Spirit you will be a blessing to others. If these things offend you, then you have gone too far into the madness of the world, where evil is counted as good and good is rejected as undesirable. Grab hold of what is the love of God and be a blessing. Our nation needs the fruit of the spirit.
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