Gentleness
Brennan Manning famously said, “Our identity rests in God’s relentless tenderness for us revealed in Jesus Christ.”
Continue ReadingThe Trellis
Christopher J. H. Wright notes that eight of the nine items in Paul’s list are attributes of God. The one exception is self-control.
Continue ReadingRooted
When Jesus was before the entire Jewish high council, Caiaphas was looking for some pretext under which he could be rid of Jesus for good.
Continue ReadingDyads vs. Triads
In his 2003 essay titled “The Fourteen Triads of the Sermon on the Mount,” Glen H. Stassen argues that most of us mis-frame the way the sermon is constructed.
Continue ReadingSelf-Control
Self-control is not simply about inaction in the face of temptation, it is measured action in all things.
Continue ReadingSabbath: Psalm 1
Take time this Sabbath to meditate on today’s passage from Psalm 1 (NLT), reflecting on how it relates to the fruit of the Spirit.
Continue ReadingExample and Gateway
Ultimately, it is the cross that serves as both the example and the gateway. Jesus showed us that living a Spirit-filled life means subsuming our own will to God’s.
Continue ReadingCultivation
When we talk about the fruit of the Spirit as found in Galatians 5, we often forget this list is by no means exhaustive.
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