Confussion Ends with Scripture

Many people are confused about the difference between the fruit of the Spirit and the gifts of the Spirit, these scriptures will clear things up.

Fruit of the Spirit:

Galatians 5:22-23

"22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law."

Gifts of the Spirit:

1 Corinthians 12:1-11 Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be unaware.

2 You know that when you were pagans, you were led astray to the mute idols, however you were led.

3 Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus is accursed”; and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit.

4 Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit.

5 And there are varieties of ministries, and the same Lord.

6 There are varieties of effects, but the same God who works all things in all persons.

7 But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.

8 For to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, and to another the word of knowledge according to the same Spirit;

9 to another faith by the same Spirit, and to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit,

10 and to another the effecting of miracles, and to another prophecy, and to another the distinguishing of spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, and to another the interpretation of tongues.

11 But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually just as He wills."

We don't need to Figure it out for Ourselves, Let the Holy Spirit Speak!

There is a teaching that says we must be careful how we say things so that people will receive it. There is no such verse in the Bible describing this method.

Jesus Christ spoke everything perfectly and they killed Him. It's not about figuring out how to say something in our flesh, it's about being led by the Holy Spirit. We are not called to have results we are called only to obey.

2 Samuel 23:2

“The Spirit of the Lord spoke by me,

And His word was on my tongue."

Mark 13:11

Verse Concepts

When they arrest you and hand you over, do not worry beforehand about what you are to say, but say whatever is given you in that hour; for it is not you who speak, but it is the Holy Spirit.

Acts 6:10

"But they were unable to cope with the wisdom and the Spirit with which he was speaking."

Just because we speak something with the desire that someone will trust in Christ is no guarantee that the person will receive it.

God said in the last days people will not listen, for the most part, in fact, it is only a remnant who will listen and receive.

2 Timothy 4:2-4 "…2 Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and encourage with every form of patient instruction. 3 For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires. 4 So they will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.…"

Obedience is far more important than results. The results belong to God alone.

1 Corinthians 3:6-9

New American Standard Bible

6 I planted, Apollos watered, but God was causing the growth. 7 So then neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but God who causes the growth. 8 Now the one who plants and the one who waters are one; but each will receive his own [a]reward according to his own labor. 9 For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s [b]field, God’s building.

Those who worry about how to say something often never speak out of fear they will not do it right. They are depending on their fleshly divides instead of the Holy Spirit.

Matthew 10:19-20 "19 But when they hand you over, do not worry about how to respond or what to say. In that hour you will be given what to say. 20 For it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.…"

Get rid of the Pride to Grow in Holiness!

Rather than comparing yourself to others compare yourself to God, this will dispel any sense of pride in ourselves.

Come as you are to be changed into a new creation forever!!!!

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Grace for Salvation not the Freedom to Sin

The grace was to grant forgiveness for those who are repentant. Grace will not be shown to those who reject Christ. And, the grace was for salvation, not freedom to sin.

Romans 6:1-2

"6 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?

2 God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?"

God forbids sin as a demonstration of grace. Sin is spitting in the face of God's grace.

Those who say the sin does not matter because we are under grace are repeating the devil's lies.

Because we are under grace we have the power of the Holy Spirit within us to resist sin and live and grow in holiness.

"In Christian theology, the spontaneous, unmerited gift of the divine favour in the salvation of sinners, and the divine influence operating in individuals for their regeneration and sanctification."

Author Unknown to me.

Someone who says we can sin because of grace defies a whole lo of the bible.

1 John 3:7-9 "…7 Little children, let no one deceive you: The one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as Christ is righteous. 8 The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the very start. This is why the Son of God was revealed, to destroy the works of the devil. 9 Anyone born of God refuses to practice sin, because God’s seed abides in him; he cannot go on sinning, because he has been born of God.…"