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Tag Archives: Fruit of the Spirit
Holy Lust!
We were created by God to seek pleasure and follow our desires. I wrote about this in my post, “Smartphones, addictions, joy, and pleasure,” so I won’t belabor that here, only to say that it’s a stoic delusion to think … Continue reading
Posted in Freedom, Grace, Love
Tagged Christianity, Fruit of the Spirit, Holy Spirit, Living from joy, Lust, Overcoming life in Christ, pleasure, Walking in the Spirit
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To know God is to love others
I would like to continue where I left off last time on the subject of other-centered love. After talking about testing the spirits and false prophets in his first epistle, John gives us a litmus test for knowing whether or not someone actually knows God.
Posted in Love
Tagged Christianity, Fruit of the Spirit, Intimacy with God, Knowing God, Love of God, Relationships
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Something to think about…
If our theology does not produce in us ever-increasing love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control (and notice what’s not on the list), then our theology is probably wrong.
Posted in Grace, Love
Tagged Christianity, Discipleship, Fruit of the Spirit, transformation
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