This podcast explores the qualities of the fruit of the Spirit mentioned in Galatians 5:22-23 and their importance in our lives. It reflects on the interconnected nature of these qualities and how they grow over time. The podcast also discusses the concept of a Christian embodying the fruit of the Spirit and the balance of different graces of God, including growing in love for Jesus and submitting to Scripture.
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The fruit of the Spirit, such as love, joy, and patience, are meant to grow together and are interconnected.
Spiritual growth involves doing the natural thing spiritually and the spiritual thing naturally, through love for Jesus and submission to Scripture.
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The Fruit of the Spirit as Perfectly Proportioned Growth
The podcast discusses the concept of the fruit of the Spirit mentioned in Galatians 5:22-23. The speaker highlights that these qualities, such as love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control, are meant to grow on the same tree, implying that they are interconnected. The speaker also mentions a comment made by Charles Sumian about Henry Martin, a remarkable Christian minister, who demonstrated a balanced and proportionate growth of the fruit of the Spirit in his life. This serves as an ideal example of a Christian whose spiritual growth reflects the harmonious development of all these qualities.
Spiritual Growth: Doing the Natural Thing Spiritually
The podcast reflects on the idea that spiritual growth involves doing the natural thing spiritually and the spiritual thing naturally. It emphasizes that the fruit of the Spirit is not simply about trying to exhibit certain behaviors, but rather it is an organic, spiritual process that occurs as we grow in our love for the Lord Jesus and submit to Scripture. The podcast suggests that growing in the fruit of the Spirit leads to becoming more like Jesus, ultimately culminating in a likeness to Him. The speaker encourages listeners to pray for God's work in making them more like Jesus as they reflect on the fruit of the Spirit.
The fruit of the Spirit cannot be artificially produced. These qualities must be developed in us by God's grace. Today, Sinclair Ferguson considers the Lord's purpose of growing His people in a wonderfully balanced way to make us increasingly like Christ.