THE HOLY SPIRIT PRODUCES FRUIT, BUT ALLOWS YOU TO DISPLAY IT!!
“…He who ABIDES in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit … ” (John
15:1-11 NASB). "…My
Father is glorified by this, that “YOU” bear much fruit, and so PROVE to be My disciples”
(John 15:8 NIV). “…Ye shall know … [God’s people]… by
their fruits…” (Matthew 7:16 KJV).
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The FRUIT of the HOLY SPIRIT is PROOF of a
LIFE submitted to the HEADSHIP of God, the HOLY SPIRIT. “…the HEAD
of EVERY
man (woman) is Christ ….” (1 Corinthians 11:3
KJV). “…Submit to God...” (Job 22:21 NLT). “…Surrender your
pride and power…” (Jeremiah 4:4
NLT).
“…It is God which worketh
in you both
to will and to do of his good
pleasure” (Philippians 2:13 KJV).
“…That great Shepherd of the
sheep, EQUIP you with everything
good for doing his will, and may he work IN (joined to) us what is pleasing to
him, through Jesus Christ…”
(Hebrews 13:20-21 NIV).
“… [God] … grant[s]… you, according to the
riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in (joined to) the inner man…” (Ephesians
3:16 KJV). “…I can do ALL THINGS through
Christ which strengtheneth
me…” (Philippians 4:13 KJV).
“…the …HOLY
SPIRIT …is the SOURCE of (spiritual FRUIT). …it is
… God who does the work IN and THROUGH all of us who are his.
The HOLY SPIRIT
DISPLAYS God’s power THROUGH each of us … (1 Corinthians 12:4-11
NLT).
Human FLESH, which is
the sinful nature will NEVER produce spiritual FRUIT. “…The flesh profiteth nothing…” (John 6:63 KJV).
“…Human
(or fleshly effort) accomplishes nothing….” (John 6:63 NLT). “….Don't put your confidence in … people
[flesh.]… there
is NO HELP for you there….” (Psalms 146: 3 NLT).
“…The …HOLY SPIRIT …is
the SOURCE of (spiritual FRUIT) … It is
the …Holy Spirit who gives all these gifts and POWERS… (1
Corinthians 12:4-11 NLT).
The HOLY SPIRIT
“produces” spiritual FRUIT! “…The Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience,
kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness,
and self-control….”
(Galatians 5 NLT).
“…the HEAD
of EVERY
man is Christ ….” (1 Corinthians 11:3
KJV). “…Submit to God...” (Job 22:21 NLT). “…Surrender your
pride and power…” (Jeremiah 4:4
NLT).
“…it is God which worketh
in you both
to will and to do of his good
pleasure” (Philippians 2:13 KJV).
“…the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works (of producing spiritual FRUIT)…”
(John 14:10 KJV). “…. The HOLY SPIRIT DISPLAYS
God’s power (of producing fruit) THROUGH each of us … (1
Corinthians 12:4-11 NLT).
“…He that is joined unto
(or is in a covenant relationship with) the LORD is ONE SPIRIT…”
(1 Corinthians 6:17 KJV). The JOINING of God, the Holy Spirit with man’s SOUL is done
with a SEAL. “… Whereby ye are sealed (joined
with the holy spirit) unto the day of redemption…” (Ephesians 4:30 KJV).
“… [I will] … never leave nor forsake you…”
(Hebrews 13:5 KJV).
The SEAL “is” the indwelling
HOLY SPIRIT. “…God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son “INTO” [YOUR HEART]…”
(Galatians 4:6 NASB). “…GOD IS SPIRIT…”
(John 4:24 KJV). “…the Lord is that Spirit…” (2 Corinthians 3:17 KJV). “…Jesus Christ is in you…” (2 Corinthians 13:5 KJV). “…the …[Holy] … Spirit of God dwell[s] in you…”
(Romans 8:9 KJV). “…I AM WITH YOU ALWAYS, to the very end…"(Matthew 28:20 NIV).
“…Behold, I AM WITH… [YOU] and … I WILL NOT LEAVE [YOU] …." (Genesis 28:15 ASV). “… The LORD thy
God …will not fail (leave) thee, nor forsake thee…” (Deuteronomy 31:6 KJV). “…Behold,
I am with … [you]
and will keep … [you] whithersoever [you]… goest…I will not leave [you] ..." (Genesis 28:15 ASV).
Therefore, “…ABIDE in Me, and I in you…”
(John 15:4-6 NASB). “…APART from Me you can do nothing…”
(John 15:4-6 NASB).
“…the HEAD
of EVERY
man (or woman in the covenant relationship) is Christ ….”
(1 Corinthians 11:3 KJV). Therefore, “…Submit to God...” (Job 22:21 NLT).
“…The Lord said to Moses, “How long will
these people treat me (The Head) with contempt (disrespect)?”
(Daniel 14:11 NIV). “…My people would not listen to me
(The HEAD). They kept doing whatever they
wanted, following the stubborn desires
of their evil hearts (own plans)…” (Jeremiah 7:24 NLT).
When
God’s people do NOT submit to God’s indwelling
Holy Spirit they are NO LONGER under HIS HEADSHIP, and will reflect the
nature they follow. “….When
you offer yourselves to someone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one
you obey (or follow, especially as if they or it is the HEAD of your life)…” (Romans 6:16 NIV).
YOU
can DO religious WORKS and YET do them under the HEADSHIP of the FLESH,
which is the SINFUL NATURE. “… repent and DO the first works…”
(Revelation 2:5 KJV).
WORKS done in the flesh are religious acts
performed without the POWER of the
indwelling Holy Spirit. “…I KNOW THY WORKS…” (REVELATIONS 2:2 KJV).
WORKS done in the flesh become practices
of religious mastery. Religious mastery refer to acts based on Christian
knowledge, routine, and familiarity. Religious mastery only require skills of
human knowledge about how or when to say “amen,” “shout,” “do certain rituals,”
“stewardship,” “read scripture,” “sing familiar songs,” “pray,” “come to
regular worship,” or “repeat religious clichés and gestures.” “…This
people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me…” (Mark 7:6 KJV).
WORKS done in the flesh can become
perfected over the years and build false confidence in one’s OWN fleshly effort
regarding religious traditions. “…You skillfully
….hold on to YOUR OWN tradition...” (Mark 7:9 NLT). “…they have stubbornly followed THEIR OWN desires…” (JERMIAH 9:14
NLT).
WORKS done in the flesh are KNOWN by God
and he SEES clearly ALL religious acts done through the flesh, which is now the
sinful nature. He knows if you are NOT real. “Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees,
hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward,
but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness… ”
(Matthew 23:27 KJV).
Works done in the flesh turn into a
pretense of adhering to Christ-like values, beliefs, and practices. God is
fully aware when a person’s heart is NOT truly committed to his WILL and PLANS. “…He knew what was in each person’s heart…” (John 2:24-25 NLT).
Fleshly WORKERS come together with WORKERS,
who depend upon the Holy Spirit to DO the WORK of God “in” and “through” them; AND
they may “LOOK” alike. HOWEVER, one group does it out of religious obligation
and the other group out of dedicated, dependent love. “O Lord, you have examined my heart and know everything about me. You know everything I do…” (Psalms
139:1-6 NLT).
The
WORKS of the Church of Ephesus had become or turned into those done in the
FLESH. “….apart from Me (the indwelling Holy Spirit), you can do nothing…” (John 15:5 NIV). “…God … does the work IN and THROUGH all of us who are HIS. … (1 Corinthians 12:4-11 NLT). “… God … work[s] … in … [you] … what is
pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ…” (Hebrews 13:20-21 NIV). “…the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works…” (John 14:10 KJV).
“…I KNOW THY WORKS…”
(REVELATIONS 2:2 KJV). “…Thou hast LEFT
(the dependency upon) thy FIRST LOVE (GOD). Remember, therefore, from
whence thou art FALLEN, and repent and DO the first works…”
(Revelation 2:5 KJV).
BECAUSE of the FALL, the FLESH, which is
NOW the SINFUL NATURE has the SOUL trapped in a BODY that desires to SIN. “…The trouble is with me, for
I am all too human, a slave to sin. I don’t really understand
myself, for I want to do what is right (choose to depend upon the indwelling
Holy Spirit), but I don’t do it. Instead, I do what I hate. So I am not the one doing wrong; it is sin living in me that does
it. And I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in
my sinful nature.
I want to do
what is right (choose to depend upon the indwelling HOLY SPIRIT), but I can’t. I want to do what is good, but I don’t. …I [am] …a slave to the sin that is … within
me. …” (Romans
7:14-25 NLT).
“,,,Who will free me from this life that is dominated by sin? …” (Romans 7:14-25 NLT). “…There
... [is] … …one
… who can reconcile
God and humanity—the man Christ Jesus…”
(1 Timothy 2:5 NLT).
“…Who will free me from this life that is dominated by SIN? Thank God! The answer is in Jesus Christ our Lord…”
(Romans 7:14-25 NLT). “…a person is made right with God by faith [or depending
upon]… Jesus Christ…” (Galatians 2:16 NLT).
There is a REAL battle going on between the INDWELLING HOLY
SPIRIT and the SINFUL NATURE, but you are FREE to LIVE Holy. “…If the Son therefore shall make you free, you SHALL be free indeed (without a doubt)…” (John 8:36 KJV). ). “…So I
say, let the [indwelling] Holy Spirit guide your lives. Then you won’t be doing what your sinful nature
[dictates]. The sinful nature wants to do
evil, which is just the opposite of what the Spirit wants. And the Spirit gives us desires that are the
opposite of what the sinful nature desires. These TWO FORCES are constantly fighting each other, so you are not free
to carry out your good intentions (to live a HOLY life). …
…” (Galatians 5 NLT).
God’s people are
COMPLETELY FREE and victorious OVER SIN. The SINFUL FLESH has “NO” MORE power
or control over the SOUL that is JOINED to the HOLY SPIRIT. “…Because you [NOW] belong to him, the POWER of
the life-giving Spirit has freed
you from the power of sin that leads to death. …” (Romans
8:1-14 NLT).
“…God declared an end to sin’s control over us by giving his Son (THE WORD, THE ATONING) as a sacrifice for our
sins. He did this so that the
just requirement of the law would be fully satisfied for us, who no longer
follow our sinful nature but instead follow the Spirit…” (Romans
8:1-14 NLT).
“…Those who are dominated by the sinful
nature think about sinful things, but those who are controlled by the Holy Spirit think about
things that please the Spirit…” (Romans
8:1-14 NLT).
“… So letting your sinful nature control your
mind leads to death. But letting the Spirit control your mind leads to life and peace.”
(Romans 8:1-14 NLT).
“…For
the sinful nature is always hostile to God. It never did obey
(FOLLOW) God’s [HOLY] laws, and it never will…” .” (Romans
8:1-14 NLT). “…The flesh profiteth nothing…”
(John 6:63 KJV). “…The flesh profiteth nothing…”
(John 6:63 KJV). “… [THE FLESH]… NEVER did obey (FOLLOW) God’s [HOLY] laws,
and it never will…” .” (Romans
8:1-14 NLT).
“…That’s why those who are
still under the control of their sinful nature can never please God. But you are not controlled by your sinful nature. You are controlled by
the Spirit if you have the
Spirit of God living in you …” (Romans
8:1-14 NLT).
“…
(And remember that those who do not have the Spirit of Christ living in them do
not belong to him at all.) …Christ lives within you, so
even though your body will die because of sin, the Spirit gives you life
because you have been made right with God…” (Romans
8:1-14 NLT). “… Jesus
Christ is in you…” (2
Corinthians KJV).
“…The
Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in you. And just as God
raised Christ Jesus from the dead, he will give life to your mortal bodies by
this same Spirit living within you. …” (Romans
8:1-14 NLT).
“…Therefore, dear
brothers and sisters, you
have no obligation to do what your sinful nature urges you to do.
For if you live by its
dictates, you will die…” (Romans
8:1-14 NLT).
“…
if [YOU] through the power of the Spirit …put to death the deeds of your sinful
nature, you will live. For
all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God…” (Romans
8:1-14 NLT).
“…Who will free me from this life that is dominated by SIN? …” (Romans 7:14-25 NLT).
“… The answer is in Jesus Christ
our Lord…” (Romans 7:14-25 NLT).
“…If
the Son therefore shall make you free, you SHALL be free indeed…” (John 8:36 KJV).
Will you live a perfect, sinless life
while on earth? NO. However, “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to
cleanse us from all unrighteousness…” (1 John 1:9 KJV). “…For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their
sins no more…" (Hebrews 8:12 NIV). His
“…love covereth a multitude of sins…” (Proverbs
10:12, 1 Peter 4:8 ASV).
Nonetheless, you are, by GRACE, FREE to
live a righteous before God, not a PERFECT one. God says. “…My grace is sufficient for you,
for MY POWER IS
MADE PERFECT IN WEAKNESS…” (2 Corinthians 12:9 NIV). “…NOT that we are sufficient OF OURSELVES
to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God…” (2 Corinthians 3:5
KJV). “…if we say that we have no sin, we
deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us…” (1 John 1:8 KJV). You are a totally new
creation. “… if any man be in Christ, he is a new
creature: old things are passed away; behold, ALL THINGS are become new” (2
Corinthians 5:17 KJV).
You have the indwelling Holy Spirit and a
surrendered life (to God's HEADSHIP) allows God to work “in” and “through” you to DISPLAY God’s
POWER by PRODUCING spiritual FRUIT. “…the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works (of producing spiritual FRUIT)…”
(John 14:10 KJV). “…. The HOLY SPIRIT DISPLAYS
God’s power (to produce fruit) THROUGH each of us …
(1 Corinthians 12:4-11 NLT).
“…The [INDWELLING
POWER of the] Holy Spirit PRODUCES this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience,
kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control
…” (Galatians 5 NLT).
“…So I say, let the [indwelling]
Holy Spirit guide your lives.
Then you won’t be doing what your sinful nature [dictates] …so you are not free
to carry out your good intentions (to live a HOLY life). …
…” (Galatians 5 NLT).
“…
But I say, walk by [depending upon] the
[power of the indwelling Holy] Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of
the flesh…” (Galatians 5:16 NASB).
The
Holy Spirit works “in” and “through” HIS people EMPOWERING them to WALK in the
FREEDOM he died and suffered for them to have! “…If the Son …shall make you free, you
SHALL be free indeed…” (John 8:36 KJV).
The human flesh CAN “NOT” help, benefit, motivate,
activate, or ENABLE Holy conduct. “…I want to do what is right, but I can’t. I want to do what is good, but I don’t….I don’t want to do what is
wrong, but I do it anyway. …” (Romans 7:14-25 NLT). “…Who will free [you] from
this life that is dominated by SIN? Thank God! The
answer is in Jesus Christ our Lord…” (Romans
7:14-25 NLT). “…I will put a NEW SPIRIT in you…” (Ezekiel 36:26
NLT “…The Lord (Jesus Christ) is that
Spirit…” (2 Corinthians 3:17 KJV). “…if the
Son (Jesus Christ, the indwelling Holy Spirit, the WORD)…shall make you FREE, ye shall be FREE
indeed.” (John 8:36 KJV). “…, ye
shall be FREE indeed (without a doubt) …” (John 8:36 KJV).
The FRUIT of
the HOLY SPIRIT will NEVER be produced by the FLESH. The FRUIT of the HOLY
SPIRIT is not a human performance, but the DISPLAY of God’s power THROUGH “HIS
people. The FRUIT of the SPIRIT is PROOF that YOU are God’s disciples. The
FRUIT of the HOLY SPIRIT gives GLORY to GOD by REVEALING his presence and CONFIRMING his Word upon earth!
“…It is the
SPIRIT who “GIVES” LIFE; the flesh
profits nothing…” (John
6:63 NASB). “…. The HOLY SPIRIT DISPLAYS God’s
power (producing FRUIT) THROUGH each of us … (1 Corinthians 12:4-11 NLT). “… [God’s people will]… bear
much fruit, and
…PROVE to be
[God’s]… disciples…” (John 15:8 NIV).
“…He who ABIDES in
(or is joined to) Me
and I in (am joined to) him (her), he (she) bears
much fruit
… ” (John 15:1-11 NASB).
"…My Father is glorified by this
(his presence is made KNOWN), that “YOU” bear much fruit, and so PROVE to be My disciples”
(John 15:8 NIV). “…Ye shall know … [God’s people]… by
their fruits…” (Matthew 7:16 KJV).
A FRUITFUL “CHRISTLIKE” SPIRITUAL life
begins with the HOLY SPIRIT. “…It is the
SPIRIT who “GIVES” LIFE (especially a
fruitful life)…” (John 6:63 NASB).
The HOLY SPIRIT works “IN” his people to DO
the things PLEASING to God. “…Now may the God of peace, … that great
Shepherd of the sheep …work in [you] what is pleasing to him, through
Jesus Christ,,,” (Hebrews 13:20-21 NIV). “…It is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure” (Philippians
2:13 KJV).
The HOLY SPIRIT “TRANSFORMS” his people. “,,,Therefore if any man be
in Christ, he is
a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, ALL THINGS are
become new” (2 Corinthians 5:17 KJV). “…I WILL
GIVE you a new heart, and
I will put a new spirit in you. …” (Ezekiel 36:26 NLT). “… [Therefore]… we all … are changed into the same image [of
Christ] from glory to glory …” (2 Corinthians 3:18 KJV). “…By the GRACE of God I am what I am…” (1
Corinthians 15:10 NIV).
The Holy Spirit CONFIRMS his “OWN” Word. “…God
publicly endorsed (confirmed) Jesus the Nazarene
(the WORD) (HOW?) by doing powerful miracles, wonders,
and signs “THROUGH” him,
as you well know. …” (ACTS 2:22 KJV). “…the Father that dwelleth in [Jesus,
the Word), he doeth the works…” (John 14:10 KJV). “…The disciples went everywhere and preached,
and the Lord worked through them,
CONFIRMING what
they said (HOW?) by many miraculous signs…” (Mark 16:20 KJV). “…The …HOLY SPIRIT …is the SOURCE of [signs, wonders, and
miracles]. … …
(1 Corinthians 12:4-11 NLT). “… God CONFIRMED the message (HOW?) by giving signs
and wonders and various miracles and gifts of the Holy Spirit WHENEVER HE CHOSE…”
(Hebrews 2:4 NLT).
The Holy Spirit PRODUCES God’s FRUIT. “…The Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience,
kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness,
and self-control….”
(Galatians 5 NLT). . “…Now God GIVES US many
kinds of special abilities (confirmed and revealed through fruit, signs and
wonders), but it is the same HOLY SPIRIT who is the source of them all.
…”
(1 Corinthians 12:4-11 NLT).
The Holy Spirit
DISPLAYS God’s POWER “in” and “through” “HIS PEOPLE.” “…It is God which worketh
in you both
to will and to do of his good
pleasure” (Philippians 2:13 KJV). “…the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works (of producing spiritual FRUIT)…”
(John 14:10 KJV). “…. The HOLY SPIRIT DISPLAYS
God’s power THROUGH each of us … (1
Corinthians 12:4-11 NLT).
The HOLY SPIRIT “EMPOWERS” HIS people. The
Holy Spirit empowered JESUS to do the WONDEFUL WORKS he did upon earth! “…God anointed (empowered) Jesus of Nazareth (also the WORD) (HOW?) with the Holy Spirit and
POWER, and …he went around doing good and
healing all ….because God (the holy
spirit) was with him…” (Acts 10:38 NIV). “…the Father that
dwelleth in [Jesus, the WORD), he doeth the works…” (John 14:10 KJV).
HOW does the HOLY
SPIRIT empower YOU to do the WORKS? “…Verily, verily, I say
unto you, He that believeth on me
(depends upon God’s WORD), the works that I (the WORD) do shall he (she) do
also; and GREATER
WORKS than these shall he (she) do; because I go unto my Father…”
(John 14:1 KJV). “…It is
God which worketh in (joined to) you…”
(Philippians 2:13 KJV). “….
The HOLY SPIRIT DISPLAYS
God’s power THROUGH each of us … (1
Corinthians 12:4-11 NLT). “… [YOU will]… bear
much fruit, and
…PROVE to be
[God’s]… disciples…” (John 15:8 NIV).
The IMPORTANCE of the Holy Spirit DISPLAYING
spiritual FRUIT “in” and “through” his people is to GIVE GLORY to GOD by REVEALING HIS PRESENCE and
CONFIRMING his WORD upon EARTH! "…My
Father is glorified by this, that “YOU” bear much fruit, and so PROVE to be My disciples”
(John 15:8 NIV).
“… Apart from Me (God, the
Holy Spirit), you can do nothing…” (John 15:5 NIV).
However, “… [You] …
can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth … [you]…”
(Philippians 4:13 KJV). “…It is God who
works in [you]…” (Philippians 2:13 NIV).
“…The Holy Spirit gives birth to SPIRITUAL LIFE (and SPIRITUAL FRUIT)…”
(John 3:6 NLT). “…Ye shall know them
by THEIR FRUIT…” (Matthew 7:16 KJV). “…THE FRUIT (of the indwelling Holy]… Spirit
is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance…” (Galatians 5:22-23 KJV). "…My Father is glorified by this, that you BEAR MUCH FRUIT, and so PROVE to be My disciples”
(John 15:8 NIV).
“….
The HOLY SPIRIT DISPLAYS
God’s power (TO PRODUCE SPIRITUAL FRUIT) THROUGH each of us (GOD'S PEOPLE)… (1
Corinthians 12:4-11 NLT).
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