Fruits of the Spirit where do they come from?The answer you here in church is that they come from the "Holy Spirit" and although this is true I don't think it answers the question. It's like a child in Sunday school class that answers every question posed by the leader with "God" or "Jesus" and sure enough the answer is usually right. The teacher usually responds with "your right" and tries his best to expound upon the simple answer because he knows there is more of an explanation needed.As I have been relying more heavily upon what the blood of the Lamb has done for me I have realized that the fruits come from the love of the free gift. When we trust and rely upon by faith the gift of His Blood freely given to us as atonement for our sins a part from any works we have done we then have an amazing Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, and Self Control that come from the inspiration of this gift and this gift alone. So what I'm saying is that the fruits come from inspiration inspired by the free gift and nothing else but that. Now this would be a description of the Word being lived out if one were to believe in this way and let those fruits manifest themselves in their natural course of the inspiration powered by the work of the Holy Spirit. But just to say "God" Jesus" "the Bible" or "Holy Spirit" to teach someone about the Spirit filled life and the fruits that will be manifested is absurd to me. It assumes a lot of things already of the person. Now that those kids have grown up they want to teach people but instead of listening and helping they just give their prepackaged answer without any real understanding.I somtimes see the same mentality among myself and Christian friends and teachers I know. Since we have grown up and have read more we know more and instead reply with a pet doctrine we have been taught. We put God in a box and package Him to people. Not to say that the doctrine is false but we should be willing to listen and teach people from the word not just give a prepackaged answer. Realizing it is by grace that we are saved I say all this for the encouragement of everyone here not to tear anyone down. All I'm trying to tear down is the "knowledge" that "puffs up" : 1Cr 8:1 Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth.There is a knowledge that is from God and charity (love) goes along with it:Pro 24:4 And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches. Pro 24:5 A wise man [is] strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength. Pro 24:14 So [shall] the knowledge of wisdom [be] unto thy soul: when thou hast found [it], then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.
