Meekness or humility is defined as "freedom from pride and arrogance modest estimation of our own worth." Humility or meekness is the opposite of pride.
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Your spirit is free from rebellion and pride. Meekness is not being mousy or weak, but rather a servant-like submission to God and others in your care. Webster's Dictionary defines faithful as "maintaining allegiance constant loyal marked by or showing a strong sense of duty or responsibility conscientious accurate reliable exact. Being known as someone people can trust because you are reliable. We are called to be light in a dark world, and we must make up our minds that we are going to shine! Faith:Ī better translation is "faithfulness", the act of being faithful. Our witness won't have any power unless we are kind to others. It is the goodness and grace of God that leads people to repentance. Goodness enables you to do good to those who hate you (Luke 6:27) as well as those of the household of faith (Galatians 6:10). Goodness is holiness put into practice and results from knowing God. The Apostle Paul illustrates gentleness by the example of a mother feeding her babies (I Thessalonians 2:7). Colossians 3:13 says, “Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.” Gentleness:īeing moderate, kind the absence of harshness or severity. It enables you to be emotionally strong and forgive others. But then you just let it go and you maintain your self control. Like when someone angers you or picks on you. Long and patient endurance of injury, trouble, or provocation. We maintain peace with ourselves by being happy with who we are and by refusing to live in self loathing, guilt, or condemnation. We maintain peace with our fellow man by not allowing strife to be a part of our relationships with other people.
We maintain peace with God by believing and trusting Him and by not sinning. We must learn to maintain peace in three important relationships: Romans 5:1 says, "Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ". The spiritual fruit of peace results from being justified by faith. This kind of peace doesn't come through laying around on vacation, entertainment, drugs, alcohol, sex or wealth.
When our rebellion ends and we are forgiven, then we are at peace. When we are sinners doing the works of the flesh, we are rebels against God. Heb 12:2 says, "Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God". The emotion of great delight or happiness caused by something exceptionally good or satisfying. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. Its divine characteristics are detailed in 1 Corinthians 13:4-8. It is a love that surpasses human understanding and causes a person to be filled with the fullness of God (Ephesians 3:18-19). Along with temperance (self-control), love is a bookend that helps hold the other fruit in place. Depending on how many of these manifest and at what level of activity or intensity will show you how close to God a person is. Let’s get to know each manifestation of the fruit of the spirit in better detail. Galatians 5:22-23 “But the fruit of the spirit is Love, Joy, Peace, Longsuffering, Gentleness, Goodness, Faith, Meekness and Temperance against such there is no law.” Fruit of the Spirit This fruit manifests itself in the following ways: meaning, how close you are to God and how much you are doing His word. The amount of fruit you bear is dependant on how much you tend to the seed and grow it. When cultivated and grown this seed blossoms into a tree that bears spiritual fruit. When you are born again you receive the Gift of Holy Spirit you become a new creation, a new man, because a spiritual seed is placed inside you. Fruit of the Spirit Defined and Explained Bible Study of Galatians 5:22-23