05-14-08 Bible study entitled " The fruit of the Spirit"

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[23:08] <Tigre_bianco> Tonight's Bible study is entitled "The fruit of the Spirit"


[23:08] <Tigre_bianco> I : What is the fruit of the Spirit.

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[23:09] <Tigre_bianco> (Galatians 5:22) But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

[23:09] <Tigre_bianco> (Galatians 5:23) Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

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[23:09] <Tigre_bianco> But the fruit

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[23:10] <Tigre_bianco> Christian character is not mere moral or legal correctness, but the possession and manifestation of nine graces:

[23:10] <Tigre_bianco> love, joy, peace -- character as an inward state;

[23:10] <Tigre_bianco> longsuffering, gentleness, goodness -- character in expression toward man;

[23:10] <Tigre_bianco> faith, meekness, temperance -- character in expression toward God.

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[23:11] <Tigre_bianco> Now let's look at each one indivually.

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[23:11] <Tigre_bianco> II Love:

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[23:12] <Tigre_bianco> in the original Greek is agapao'

[23:12] <Tigre_bianco> ag-ap-ah'-o


[23:12] <Tigre_bianco> Perhaps from agan (much; or compare [?âgab]); to love (in a social or moral sense): - (be-) love (-ed). Compare phileo

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[23:12] <Tigre_bianco> ?âgab

[23:12] <Tigre_bianco> .aw-gab'

[23:12] <Tigre_bianco> A primitive root; to breathe after, that is, to love (sensually): - dote, lover.

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[23:12] <Tigre_bianco> Phileo

[23:12] <Tigre_bianco> fil-eh'-o

[23:12] <Tigre_bianco> From philos; to be a friend to (fond of [an individual or an object]), that is, have affection for (denoting personal attachment, as a matter of sentiment or feeling; while agapao' is wider, embracing especially the judgment and the deliberate assent of the will as a matter of principle, duty and propriety: the two thus stand related very much as thelo and boulomai, or as thumos and philanthropia respectively; the former being chiefly of the heart and the latter of the head); specifically to kiss (as a mark of tenderness): - kiss, love.

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[23:13] <Tigre_bianco> (Romans 13:8) Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.

[23:13] <Tigre_bianco> (Romans 13:9) For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

[23:13] <Tigre_bianco> (Romans 13:10) Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.

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[23:14] <Tigre_bianco> Love is the fulfilling of the law.


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[23:14] <Tigre_bianco> III Joy:

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[23:14] <Tigre_bianco> In the original Greek is chara

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[23:14] <Tigre_bianco> khar-ah'

[23:14] <Tigre_bianco> From chairo; cheerfulness, that is, calm delight: - gladness, X greatly, (X be exceeding) joy (-ful, -fully, -fulness, -ous).

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[23:15] <Tigre_bianco> (Romans 15:13) Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.

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[23:16] <Tigre_bianco> There's joy in believing.

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[23:16] <Tigre_bianco> IV Peace:

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[23:16] <Tigre_bianco> In the original Greek is eirene

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[23:16] <Tigre_bianco> i-rah'-nay

[23:16] <Tigre_bianco> Probably from a primary verb eiro (to join); peace (literally or figuratively); by implication prosperity: - one, peace, quietness, rest, + set at one again.

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[23:17] <Tigre_bianco> (Ephesians 2:14) For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;

[23:17] <Tigre_bianco> Ephesians 2:15) Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;

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[23:17] <Tigre_bianco> God brings us peace.

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[23:18] <Tigre_bianco> V Longsuffering:

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[23:18] <Tigre_bianco> In the original Greek is makrothumia

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[23:18] <Tigre_bianco> mak-roth-oo-mee'-ah

[23:18] <Tigre_bianco> From the same as makrothumos; longanimity, that is, (objectively) forbearance or (subjectively) fortitude: - longsuffering, patience.

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[23:19] <Tigre_bianco> (Ephesians 4:2) With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;

[23:19] <Tigre_bianco> (Ephesians 4:3) Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

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[23:19] <Tigre_bianco> We're to be longsuffering to one another.

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[23:19] <Tigre_bianco> VI Gentleness:

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[23:20] <Tigre_bianco> In the original Greek is chrestotes

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[23:20] <Tigre_bianco> khray-stot'-ace

[23:20] <Tigre_bianco> From chrestos; usefulness, that is, moral excellence (in character or demeanor): - gentleness, good (-ness), kindness.

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[23:20] <Tigre_bianco> (Titus 3:2) To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.

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[23:21] <Tigre_bianco> We're to be gentle

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[23:21] <Tigre_bianco> VII Goodness:

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[23:21] <Tigre_bianco> In the original Greek is agathosune

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[23:22] <Tigre_bianco> ag-ath-o-soo'-nay

[23:22] <Tigre_bianco> From agathos; goodness, that is, virtue or beneficence: - goodness.

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[23:22] <Tigre_bianco> (Romans 8:28) And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

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[23:22] <Tigre_bianco> All things work for the good.

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[23:22] <Tigre_bianco> VIII Faith:

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[23:23] <Tigre_bianco> In the original Greek is pistis

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[23:23] <Tigre_bianco> pis'-tis

[23:23] <Tigre_bianco> From peitho; persuasion, that is, credence; moral conviction (of religious truth, or the truthfulness of God or a religious teacher), especially reliance upon Christ for salvation; abstractly constancy in such profession; by extension the system of religious (Gospel) truth itself: - assurance, belief, believe, faith, fidelity.

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[23:23] <Tigre_bianco> (Romans 5:1) Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

[23:23] <Tigre_bianco> (Romans 5:2) By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

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[23:24] <Tigre_bianco> We're justified by faith.

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[23:24] <Tigre_bianco> IX Meekness:

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[23:24] <Tigre_bianco> In the original Greek is praotes

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[23:25] <Tigre_bianco> prah-ot'-ace

[23:25] <Tigre_bianco> From praos; gentleness; by implication humility: - meekness.

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[23:25] <Tigre_bianco> (1 Peter 3:15) But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:

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[23:25] <Tigre_bianco> We're suppose to be humble.

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[23:26] <Tigre_bianco> X Temperance:

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[23:26] <Tigre_bianco> In the original Greek is egkrateia

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[23:26] <Tigre_bianco> eng-krat'-i-ah

[23:26] <Tigre_bianco> From egkrates; self control (especially continence): - temperance.

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[23:26] <Tigre_bianco> (2 Peter 1:5) And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;

[23:27] <Tigre_bianco> (2 Peter 1:6) And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;

[23:27] <Tigre_bianco> (2 Peter 1:7) And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.

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[23:27] <Tigre_bianco> We're suppose to have temperance (self-control)

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[23:28] <Tigre_bianco> Against such there is no law.

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[23:28] <Tigre_bianco> Those who bear these fruits find no law interfering with them.