The good person out of his good treasure brings forth good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure brings forth evil. Matthew 12:35 In Psalm 16 David exclaims, "I say to the Lord, 'You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you'." He recognised his own sinful nature - his true… Continue reading Bring Forth Good
But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was, and when he saw him, he had compassion. He went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he set him on his own animal and brought him to an inn and took care of him. Luke 10:33-34 The… Continue reading The Good Samaritan
Galatian 6:9 And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. In the preceding verses Paul talks about reaping what you sow. If you sow to the flesh, you will reap corruption but if you sow to the Spirit, you will reap… Continue reading Don’t Give Up
A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another. John 13:34-35 It is a lot easier to show love when you… Continue reading Love One Another
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. Galatians 5:22-23 In Galatians 5, the apostle Paul urges us to keep in step with the Spirit, laying out the case against following the passions and desires of the flesh - also… Continue reading Spiritual Fruit
