Tag Archives: Fruit of the Spirit

Holy Lust!

Posted on June 19, 2020 by Mel Wild

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 | 2 Comments

To know God is to love others

Posted on September 1, 2016 by Mel Wild

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 | 10 Comments

Something to think about…

Posted on June 1, 2016 by Mel Wild

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.