" But The Fruit Of The SPIRIT Is Love, Joy, Peace, Longsuffering, Gentleness, Goodness, Faith, Meekness, Temperance: Against Such, There Is No Law."

Those fruits
(J. C. Ryle)

The work of the Holy Spirit, though
mysterious, will always be known
by the fruits He produces
in the character and conduct
of those in whom He dwells.
The presence of the Spirit is like . . .
light which can be seen,
fire which can be felt, and
wind which causes noticeable results.

Where there are no fruits of the Spirit--
there is no presence of the Spirit.
Those fruits, I need not tell you,
are always the same:
conviction of sin,
true repentance,
lively faith in Christ, and
holiness of heart and life.

I am afraid there are myriads
of professing Christians
throughout the land,
who really know nothing
about the Holy Spirit.
They seem to think that as
baptized members of a great
ecclesiastical corporation--
that they possess the Spirit.

But of the work of the Spirit
on their own individual hearts--
of conversion, repentance, and faith--
they know nothing at all.
They are spiritually
asleep and dead--
and unless they awake,
are in great danger!

" But the manifestation of
the Spirit is given to every man
to profit withal." 1 Corinthians 12:7

"How is it then, brethren? when ye
come together, every one of you hath
a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue,
hath a revelation, hath an interpretation.
Let all things be done unto edifying."
1 Corinthians 14:26

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