Fruits of the Spirit - LOVE

Fruit of the Spirit - The Nine Biblical Attributes



The fruit of the Spirit is a physical manifestation of a Christian's transformed life. In order to mature as believers, we should study and understand the attributes of the ninefold fruit:



Love:



"And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him" (1 John 4:16). Through Jesus Christ, our greatest goal is to do all things in love.



"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails" (1 Corinthians 13:4-8).



I had one of my Sunday School teachers a long time ago give us the assignment to replace love with our name:



"Chrissy is patient, Chrissy is kind. She does not envy, she does not boast, she is not proud. She is not rude, she is not self-seeking, she is not easily angered, she keeps no record of wrongs. Chrissy does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. She always protects, always trust, always hopes, always perseveres. Chrissy never fails"



OUCH...let's just say I'm a work in progress. After typing this, I think I have a lot to work on....now your turn...




"________ is patient, ________ is kind. ________ does not envy, ________ does not boast, ________ is not proud. ________ is not rude, ________ is not self-seeking, ________ is not easily angered, ________ keeps no record of wrongs. ________ does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. ________ always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. ________ never fails"



How do you see yourself now after going placing your name in the blanks? Though we are far from perfect, God is awesome in loving us unconditionally. He ask that we try and do our best.