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. "
It was an eye opener to me one day when God showed me that the "Fruit of the Spirit" is not deeds but rather character qualities that other believers are able to see. Non-believer cannot discern them, they base their evaluation of people on deeds.
Anyone can do good deeds to impress others and even fool themselves into thinking they are good people, but the true test is the "Fruit of the Spirit", that the Holy Spirit produces in us, they are deep character qualities not based on deeds, but an inner heart attitude.
A believer can often sense a spirit of lying and deception that non-believers can't see until the actions are so blatant they cannot be ignored. Often true believers can sense that spirit of deception even before actions reveal themselves.
Matthew 7:16 ""You will know them by their fruits. Grapes are not gathered from thorn bushes nor figs from thistles, are they?"
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