THE TEACHINGS OF GOD'S WORD IN THE BIBLE

This is the fruit that shows the patience of God to men, although they are sinful.  God is patient and he give them the time to turn and repent. He is slow to anger and    compassion for his people.  He  love to draw them to repentance.  ".... The Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering,  and abundant in goodness and abundance,  keeping merciful for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin; not ascribing evil man who was innocent would never ... ". Exodus 34: 6, 7. We can  continue to learn about the patience of God, before he brought a flood of water  upon the earth in order  to destroy the mankind because of the evil they were doing.  He gave them a period of time if they will repent. "People should obey the past, God's patience while waiting in the days of Noah, while the ark was made; wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved in the water". 1Peter 3:20. Those who did not repent were destro...

This is the fruit of the Spirit which is very  important to a Christian who is saved. It is a joy that comes from God. "... For God is my joy and my ovation; I will Praise you by harp, Oh my God. "Psalm 43: 4. Types of happiness. a).  Wordly happiness. This is the joy that a man he have when he own good  things like a house,  a car,  enough food,   money etc. That's the joy of  someone who gets what he needs in this earth. b).  The happiness which comes from God. The following are the  things for  a person to consider in order  to have a happy which comes from God. 1. Must have  Holy Spirit. A christian who is saved and filled with the Holy Spirit he is  happy in his life. That's why every person who is saved  when he take into account  how the word of God says,  his face looked cheerful and become  happy because he has Holy Spirit in  him. "... When you have received the word with joy o...

The goodness of God to mankind. 1. This is the fruit that reflects the goodness of God to the wicked and  righteous, because he do good to  all. The christians who are saved,  must be identical to do good  to others like  Him.   "That you may be like the children of your Father in heaven; for He makes his sun rise to an evil and the good, and sends rain on the just and the unjust".  Matthew 5:45. 2. He shown his kindness to save us. "But the goodness of our Savior,   God, and his love for mankind appeared, He saved us". Titus 3: 4. 3. His kindness influence the  sinners to repent. "Or do you despise the bulk of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering, not knowing the goodness of God leads you to repentance?".   Romans 2 : 4. How can we treat our enemies. 1. To forgive and pray the blessings to them. "Bless those who embarrass you; bless and do not curse ". Romans 12:14. "But I say unto you, Love your enemies and pr...

Honesty is one of the fruit of the Holy Spirit in the scriptures. We will learn the faithfulness of God found  in His Word. In his word He said he will fulfill what he promised,  not only for the people of Israel but for  those who live according to His word. Therefore, in our case we must also be faithful to perform  according to his word.   "Know therefore that the Lord your God is God; A faithful God who keeps covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations. And it will be, because you keep these judgments, and do them, then the Lord thy God will give the covenant and mercy which he swore to your fathers". Deuteronomy 7: 9, 12.  "So prove to be my word that goes forth from my mouth  is free but it will return to me, and it shall prosper in the things whereto I sent it". Isaiah 55:11. Characteristics of a faithful man. 1. The faithful person is He who acted according to orders, rules and regulations. ...

The fruit of love  demonstrates God's love to mankind.  All we are sinners  and we do not deserve God’s presence. He loves us  first.   "... He first loved us." 1John 4:19.  That's why he gave his son Jesus Christ to come to earth so that through him  everyone can be saved and have eternal life. "God .... so loved the world, that he gave His only begotten Son, that   whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent the Son into the world not to condemn the world; but that the world might be saved through him". John 3: 16-17. For the love of God to us is  free, again by His grace, He sent His Son Jesus to make  reconciliation between man and God. "In this is love, not that we loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins". 1John 4: 10. Because God loves us, we must love each other, and then the love of God  is perfected and abides in us. "Beloved, i...

The meaning of the word is relatively self-determination. The word amount comes from the  Greek (enkrateia) which means self-determination. Word enkrateia comes from the word krat which means the authority or  administration. The amount is optimal of the fruit of  Spirit. This  is  important characteristic for every  Christian  who  is born again to have. God created man and gave him the ability to govern himself that's why He gave us the fruit of amount.     Some of the most important things that we should fulfill in order to  have the fruit of amount: 1. Food .   Eating too much that's extortion. "Envy, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these ... .those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God." Galatians 5:21. Elsewhere we read that we must not eat too much of it. "Did you see honey? Eat a sufficient extent; you shall not eat until you will be sick". Proverbs 25:16. 2. Visiting others. ...