Monday, October 5, 2026
We need to Use the "If's" and "perhaps" sparingly and Only in Truth Based on the Bible
I never do "ifs"! "What if this had happened?" "Perhaps it was this way or that." "It could have been this or that."
These are useless phrases that are fodder for gossip and false doctrine.
If we cannot say for sure that something happened, never saw it for ourselves, or never had two or three witnesses, then we should not repeat it.
If we didn't see what happened and only had the testimony of one person, then we should never repeat it.
Never base your actions or attitude on things you cannot prove or that are none of our business.
Never base your actions toward someone on the conversation between two other people when you were not a part of it. Holding grudges against people based on one testimony or interaction that you were not a part of is gossip and useless except to destroy relationships.
Proverbs 16:27-29 "…27A worthless man digs up evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire. 28A perverse man spreads dissension, and a gossip divides close friends. 29A violent man entices his neighbor and leads him down a path that is not good."
Gossip that divides people is considered violence in God's eyes.
Proverbs 6:12-14 "A worthless person, a wicked man, walks with a perverse mouth, winking his eyes, speaking with his feet, and pointing with his fingers. With deceit in his heart he devises evil; he continually sows discord."
James 3:16 "For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every evil practice."
Proverbs 17:9 "Whoever conceals an offense promotes love, but he who brings it up separates friends."
Proverbs 11:13 "A gossip reveals a secret, but a trustworthy person keeps a confidence."
If you have confided in a friend a struggle you had and that friend gossiped to someone else about it, then that friend cannot be trusted ever again, unless there is confession of sin and true sorrow over the transgression.
James 3:5-6 "In the same way, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it boasts of great things. Consider how small a spark sets a great forest ablaze. The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell."
James 3:8-10 "but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. With the tongue we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God’s likeness. Out of the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, this should not be!"
Romans 16:17-18 "Now I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who create divisions and obstacles that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Turn away from them. For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive."
May each born-again believer seek to follow God's Word, not just know it or use it to justify their haughtiness. When we confess in our hearts before the sin in our heart becomes an action we will not have to confess it to anyone but God.
After the sin in our heart becomes an actions then we have the embarrassing work of confessing it openly to those we have offended in order to reconcile a relationship. The relationship cannot be mended until there is confession. Admitting ones flaws and sins is the only way to Spiritual and emotional growth that moves us toward greater holiness.
1 John 1:9 "9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous, so that He will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
If we want to be free from guilt and full of joy the only way to do it is to keep close accounts when we mess up, confess to be cleansed and start again without the sin we confessed.
These are useless phrases that are fodder for gossip and false doctrine.
If we cannot say for sure that something happened, never saw it for ourselves, or never had two or three witnesses, then we should not repeat it.
If we didn't see what happened and only had the testimony of one person, then we should never repeat it.
Never base your actions or attitude on things you cannot prove or that are none of our business.
Never base your actions toward someone on the conversation between two other people when you were not a part of it. Holding grudges against people based on one testimony or interaction that you were not a part of is gossip and useless except to destroy relationships.
Proverbs 16:27-29 "…27A worthless man digs up evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire. 28A perverse man spreads dissension, and a gossip divides close friends. 29A violent man entices his neighbor and leads him down a path that is not good."
Gossip that divides people is considered violence in God's eyes.
Proverbs 6:12-14 "A worthless person, a wicked man, walks with a perverse mouth, winking his eyes, speaking with his feet, and pointing with his fingers. With deceit in his heart he devises evil; he continually sows discord."
James 3:16 "For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every evil practice."
Proverbs 17:9 "Whoever conceals an offense promotes love, but he who brings it up separates friends."
Proverbs 11:13 "A gossip reveals a secret, but a trustworthy person keeps a confidence."
If you have confided in a friend a struggle you had and that friend gossiped to someone else about it, then that friend cannot be trusted ever again, unless there is confession of sin and true sorrow over the transgression.
James 3:5-6 "In the same way, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it boasts of great things. Consider how small a spark sets a great forest ablaze. The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell."
James 3:8-10 "but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. With the tongue we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God’s likeness. Out of the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, this should not be!"
Romans 16:17-18 "Now I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who create divisions and obstacles that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Turn away from them. For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive."
May each born-again believer seek to follow God's Word, not just know it or use it to justify their haughtiness. When we confess in our hearts before the sin in our heart becomes an action we will not have to confess it to anyone but God.
After the sin in our heart becomes an actions then we have the embarrassing work of confessing it openly to those we have offended in order to reconcile a relationship. The relationship cannot be mended until there is confession. Admitting ones flaws and sins is the only way to Spiritual and emotional growth that moves us toward greater holiness.
1 John 1:9 "9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous, so that He will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
If we want to be free from guilt and full of joy the only way to do it is to keep close accounts when we mess up, confess to be cleansed and start again without the sin we confessed.
Lay Aside Every Obstacle Hebrews 12
Hebrews 12:1-17 "Therefore, since we also have such a great cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let’s rid ourselves of every obstacle and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let’s run with endurance the race that is set before us,
2 looking only at Jesus, the originator and perfecter of the faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
3 For consider Him who has endured such hostility by sinners against Himself, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
A Father’s Discipline
4 You have not yet resisted to the point of shedding blood in your striving against sin;
5 and you have forgotten the exhortation which is addressed to you as sons,
“My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord,
Nor faint when you are punished by Him;
6 For whom the Lord loves He disciplines,
And He punishes every son whom He accepts.”
7 It is for discipline that you endure; God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom his father does not discipline?
8 But if you are without discipline, of which all have become partakers, then you are illegitimate children and not sons.
9 Furthermore, we had earthly fathers to discipline us, and we respected them; shall we not much more be subject to the Father of spirits, and live?
10 For they disciplined us for a short time as seemed best to them, but He disciplines us for our good, so that we may share His holiness.
11 For the moment, all discipline seems not to be pleasant, but painful; yet to those who have been trained by it, afterward it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness.
12 Therefore, strengthen the hands that are weak and the knees that are feeble,
13 and make straight paths for your feet, so that the limb which is impaired may not be dislocated, but rather be healed.
14 Pursue peace with all people, and the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.
15 See to it that no one comes short of the grace of God; that no root of bitterness springing up causes trouble, and by it many become defiled;
16 that there be no sexually immoral or godless person like Esau, who sold his own birthright for a single meal.
17 For you know that even afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no place for repentance, though he sought for it with tears."
2 looking only at Jesus, the originator and perfecter of the faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
3 For consider Him who has endured such hostility by sinners against Himself, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
A Father’s Discipline
4 You have not yet resisted to the point of shedding blood in your striving against sin;
5 and you have forgotten the exhortation which is addressed to you as sons,
“My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord,
Nor faint when you are punished by Him;
6 For whom the Lord loves He disciplines,
And He punishes every son whom He accepts.”
7 It is for discipline that you endure; God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom his father does not discipline?
8 But if you are without discipline, of which all have become partakers, then you are illegitimate children and not sons.
9 Furthermore, we had earthly fathers to discipline us, and we respected them; shall we not much more be subject to the Father of spirits, and live?
10 For they disciplined us for a short time as seemed best to them, but He disciplines us for our good, so that we may share His holiness.
11 For the moment, all discipline seems not to be pleasant, but painful; yet to those who have been trained by it, afterward it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness.
12 Therefore, strengthen the hands that are weak and the knees that are feeble,
13 and make straight paths for your feet, so that the limb which is impaired may not be dislocated, but rather be healed.
14 Pursue peace with all people, and the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.
15 See to it that no one comes short of the grace of God; that no root of bitterness springing up causes trouble, and by it many become defiled;
16 that there be no sexually immoral or godless person like Esau, who sold his own birthright for a single meal.
17 For you know that even afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no place for repentance, though he sought for it with tears."
Sunday, October 4, 2026
The Insecurity of the Gossip
Once someone has heard the gossip, they are unlikely to believe our explanation. The fact that they were convinced by the gossip tells us they don't value us, or they would have chosen not to believe what they heard.
Christ told only the truth, and yet the Pharisees lied against Him, turning the people who believed them against Him too.
Psalm 101:5 "Whoever slanders his neighbor secretly I will destroy. Whoever has a haughty look and an arrogant heart I will not endure."
Proverbs 20:19 "Whoever goes about slandering reveals secrets; therefore do not associate with a simple babbler."
Proverbs 12:15-17 "…15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to counsel. 16 A fool’s anger is known at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult. 17 He who speaks the truth declares what is right, but a false witness speaks deceit."
Proverbs 16:28 "A dishonest man spreads strife, and a whisperer separates close friends."
The best recourse when someone has gossiped against us is to ignore it. Answer it only if someone comes to you directly to find out the truth.
Be comforted that God knows the truth! If someone wants to believe the lies against us there is nothing we can do to convince them otherwise.
The ungodly lied against the prophets, the apostles, and Jesus Christ, and they will do it to us too.
God gives us guidelines for dealing with those who love to gossip and turn others against you, here is one of them:
Proverbs 20:19 "Whoever goes about slandering reveals secrets; therefore do not associate with a simple babbler."
And, finally, pray for those who are so insecure that they need to bring someone else down to feel superior. They are destitute without strength and without confidence.
Christ told only the truth, and yet the Pharisees lied against Him, turning the people who believed them against Him too.
Psalm 101:5 "Whoever slanders his neighbor secretly I will destroy. Whoever has a haughty look and an arrogant heart I will not endure."
Proverbs 20:19 "Whoever goes about slandering reveals secrets; therefore do not associate with a simple babbler."
Proverbs 12:15-17 "…15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to counsel. 16 A fool’s anger is known at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult. 17 He who speaks the truth declares what is right, but a false witness speaks deceit."
Proverbs 16:28 "A dishonest man spreads strife, and a whisperer separates close friends."
The best recourse when someone has gossiped against us is to ignore it. Answer it only if someone comes to you directly to find out the truth.
Be comforted that God knows the truth! If someone wants to believe the lies against us there is nothing we can do to convince them otherwise.
The ungodly lied against the prophets, the apostles, and Jesus Christ, and they will do it to us too.
God gives us guidelines for dealing with those who love to gossip and turn others against you, here is one of them:
Proverbs 20:19 "Whoever goes about slandering reveals secrets; therefore do not associate with a simple babbler."
And, finally, pray for those who are so insecure that they need to bring someone else down to feel superior. They are destitute without strength and without confidence.
Pray for Unbelievers and for Those Who think they are saved but may not be.
There is no purpose in trying to decide if someone who has died went to heaven or hell. If you are unsure, let it go; God knows for sure, and we have no need to know for sure.
It is good to preach the gospel and warn those who have not trusted Christ that they will go to hell if they do not trust in Him.
This is different than attempting to figure out if a dead person went to heaven or hell. Some people we believe are saved because their life and the fruit of the Spirit indicated that they were a brother or sister in Christ. And if we watched someone who blatantly rejected Christ until their death, we can say they went to hell.
Romans 10:6 "But the righteousness based on faith says, “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’” (that is, to bring Christ down)"
We cannot say someone will go to hell before they are dead because we don't know if later in their life they will repent and become saved. We can tell them they will go to hell if they do not repent and trust in Christ.
Romans 1:17 "For the gospel reveals the righteousness of God that comes by faith from start to finish, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”
Hebrews 11:6 "And without faith it is impossible to please God. For anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him."
Pray for those who have not yet trusted Christ that one day before they die they will see their need for Christ and place their trust in Him.
Do not neglect praying for those who claim to be Christians; many of them may not be saved but think they are going to heaven.
Matthew 7:21-23 I Never Knew You
21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22 On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ 23 And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’"
It is good to preach the gospel and warn those who have not trusted Christ that they will go to hell if they do not trust in Him.
This is different than attempting to figure out if a dead person went to heaven or hell. Some people we believe are saved because their life and the fruit of the Spirit indicated that they were a brother or sister in Christ. And if we watched someone who blatantly rejected Christ until their death, we can say they went to hell.
Romans 10:6 "But the righteousness based on faith says, “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’” (that is, to bring Christ down)"
We cannot say someone will go to hell before they are dead because we don't know if later in their life they will repent and become saved. We can tell them they will go to hell if they do not repent and trust in Christ.
Romans 1:17 "For the gospel reveals the righteousness of God that comes by faith from start to finish, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”
Hebrews 11:6 "And without faith it is impossible to please God. For anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him."
Pray for those who have not yet trusted Christ that one day before they die they will see their need for Christ and place their trust in Him.
Do not neglect praying for those who claim to be Christians; many of them may not be saved but think they are going to heaven.
Matthew 7:21-23 I Never Knew You
21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22 On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ 23 And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’"
Saturday, October 3, 2026
Examining Ourselves
We are to examine ourselves daily as Christians to see if we are obeying God, not for salvation but for emotional and Spiritual cleansing and growth.
Those who are in the church should examine themselves to see if they were ever born again or just playing church to feel safe when they need God.
1 John 1:9 "9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous, so that He will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
If someone cannot, because of pride, admit their flaws and failures, it is quite likely they have never been born again.
2 Corinthians 14:4-6 "…4 For He was indeed crucified in weakness, yet He lives by God’s power. And though we are weak in Him, yet by God’s power we will live with Him to serve you. 5 Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Can’t you see for yourselves that Jesus Christ is in you— unless you actually fail the test? 6 And I hope you will realize that we have not failed the test."
There was a man who claimed to be a Christian who acted irritated every time a drug addict or thief repented and became born again. He asserted that we don't have to admit all our wrong stuff to be a Christian, as though he never had to do it himself because he never did those big bad sins like those other guys.
Luke 18:9-14
The Pharisee and the Tax Collector
9 Now He also told this parable to some people who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and viewed others with contempt:
10 “Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.
11 The Pharisee stood and began praying this in regard to himself: ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other people: swindlers, crooked, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.
12 I fast twice a week; I pay tithes of all that I get.’
13 But the tax collector, standing some distance away, was even unwilling to raise his eyes toward heaven, but was beating his chest, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, the sinner!’
14 I tell you, this man went to his house justified rather than the other one; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
Perhaps the one who was irritated at those icky druggies and thieves thought that he was saved because he never did those bad things, so he deserved salvation. He appeared to despise those who used to live those terrible lives but no longer do because of the Holy Spirit Who now lives in them.
Phariseeism is alive and well in the Christian church today, as well as many false Christians who think they deserve salvation because of how good they think they are or, worse, because they spoke some words that automatically gave them an "in" with God.
They joined a gathering full of people who thought they were saved by their words alone, even without any desire to be transformed by Christ and little interest in obeying the Word of God.
Those who walk with Christ will have all the fruit of the Holy Spirit. Notice the first fruit is love, and all the other fruit operates from that fruit.
Galatians 5:22-26 "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another."
It is not possible to have the Holy Spirit dwelling in us without a sense of love and all the other fruit.
We don't see this fruit manifesting often in our culture because most people who have asserted Christianity have never been born again; they have only trusted in themselves and not Christ.
Matthew 7:21-23 "I Never Knew You
21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.
22 On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’
23 And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’"
When Christians fail, they hate it, confess is and move forward in Spiritual growth.
Hebrews 12:5-7 "5 And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you. 6 For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives.” 7Endure suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father?"
Those who rage when confronted with their sin very likely are not controlled by the Holy Spirit if they were ever born again.
Those who are in the church should examine themselves to see if they were ever born again or just playing church to feel safe when they need God.
1 John 1:9 "9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous, so that He will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
If someone cannot, because of pride, admit their flaws and failures, it is quite likely they have never been born again.
2 Corinthians 14:4-6 "…4 For He was indeed crucified in weakness, yet He lives by God’s power. And though we are weak in Him, yet by God’s power we will live with Him to serve you. 5 Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Can’t you see for yourselves that Jesus Christ is in you— unless you actually fail the test? 6 And I hope you will realize that we have not failed the test."
There was a man who claimed to be a Christian who acted irritated every time a drug addict or thief repented and became born again. He asserted that we don't have to admit all our wrong stuff to be a Christian, as though he never had to do it himself because he never did those big bad sins like those other guys.
Luke 18:9-14
The Pharisee and the Tax Collector
9 Now He also told this parable to some people who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and viewed others with contempt:
10 “Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.
11 The Pharisee stood and began praying this in regard to himself: ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other people: swindlers, crooked, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.
12 I fast twice a week; I pay tithes of all that I get.’
13 But the tax collector, standing some distance away, was even unwilling to raise his eyes toward heaven, but was beating his chest, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, the sinner!’
14 I tell you, this man went to his house justified rather than the other one; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
Perhaps the one who was irritated at those icky druggies and thieves thought that he was saved because he never did those bad things, so he deserved salvation. He appeared to despise those who used to live those terrible lives but no longer do because of the Holy Spirit Who now lives in them.
Phariseeism is alive and well in the Christian church today, as well as many false Christians who think they deserve salvation because of how good they think they are or, worse, because they spoke some words that automatically gave them an "in" with God.
They joined a gathering full of people who thought they were saved by their words alone, even without any desire to be transformed by Christ and little interest in obeying the Word of God.
Those who walk with Christ will have all the fruit of the Holy Spirit. Notice the first fruit is love, and all the other fruit operates from that fruit.
Galatians 5:22-26 "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another."
It is not possible to have the Holy Spirit dwelling in us without a sense of love and all the other fruit.
We don't see this fruit manifesting often in our culture because most people who have asserted Christianity have never been born again; they have only trusted in themselves and not Christ.
Matthew 7:21-23 "I Never Knew You
21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.
22 On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’
23 And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’"
When Christians fail, they hate it, confess is and move forward in Spiritual growth.
Hebrews 12:5-7 "5 And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you. 6 For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives.” 7Endure suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father?"
Those who rage when confronted with their sin very likely are not controlled by the Holy Spirit if they were ever born again.
Thursday, October 1, 2026
Recognizing Brothers and Sisters
How to recognize if someone is born again and walks in the Spirit! These qualities are Spiritually discerned, not works but produce works led by the Holy Spirit.
Matthew 7:15-20
"You Will Know Them by Their Fruits
15 “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. 16 You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles? 17 Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. 19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 Therefore by their fruits you will know them."
What is the fruit of the Spirit?
Galatians 5:22-26
"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another."
The very first fruit is love, which energizes all the other fruit!
Matthew 7:15-20
"You Will Know Them by Their Fruits
15 “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. 16 You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles? 17 Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. 19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 Therefore by their fruits you will know them."
What is the fruit of the Spirit?
Galatians 5:22-26
"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another."
The very first fruit is love, which energizes all the other fruit!
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