Study 5B...“But the fruit of the (Holy) Spirit, [the work which His presence within accomplishes] –- is love, joy (gladness), peace, patience (an even temper, forbearance), kindness, goodness (benevolence), faithfulness; (Meekness, humility) gentleness, self-control (self-restraint, continence).””
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Study 5B The little foxes
Song of song 2:15
4 . THE FRUIT WE ARE TO BEAR IS “ ”THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT ””
This is not “”the fruit of the spirit”” (small ‘s’), but “”the fruit of the Spirit”” (large ‘S’) – Galatians 5:22-23 which, in the Amplified Bible, reads – –
““But the fruit of the (Holy) Spirit, [the work which His presence within accomplishes] –- is love, joy (gladness), peace, patience (an even temper, forbearance), kindness, goodness (benevolence), faithfulness; (Meekness, humility) gentleness, self-control (self-restraint, continence).””
These verses give us a vivid picture of the Christian life as our Lord intended it should be. We should be loving, joyful, restful, patient, kind, good, trustworthy, humble and disciplined. This is the fruit we should be bearing. These are the graces which should characterise us as Christians. Now notice the next point.
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5 . THE “ ”LITTLE FOXES THAT RUIN THE VINEYARDS”” , THAT HINDER THE GROWTH AND TAKE AWAY THE TENDER FRUIT , ARE THE SINS OF THE SPIRIT
This time the word ‘’spirit’’ is spelt with a small ‘‘s’’ (2 Corinthians 7:1). The ““sins of the flesh”” are the gross sins of adultery, murder, blasphemy, drunkenness etc. The ““sins of the spirit”” are “”the little foxes”” that creep in almost unnoticed and spoil the vines and take away the fruit. What are these “”little foxes””, these “”sins of the spirit””? There are three kinds: there are the wrong things we think, the wrong things we say and the wrong things we do. These may be described as heart sins, lip sins and behaviour sins.
(1) Think of the heart sins, the secret sins. David had something to say about these in Psalm 51:10. What are they? They are sins such as jealousy, pride and impurity. These are ““the little foxes that spoil the vineyards””, the sins of the spirit that hinder the fruit of the Spirit in our lives. God can see these ‘’secret’’ sins –- look up Psalm 90:8.
(2) There are the lip sins. Do you ever pray the prayer recorded in Psalm 141:3? Or did you ever notice the testimony of the psalmist in Psalm 120:1-3? What a lot of harm this ““little fox”” of an unruly, undisciplined tongue can do, especially when it is a lying tongue, a critical tongue or a tale-bearing tongue!
(3) There are the behaviour sins. These are sins that we commit when we act in such a way that it is obvious to an onlooker that we have an unclean heart and a wrong spirit –- when we are unkind, thoughtless or harsh in our treatment of others, or when we are wrong in our relationship with another person
How these ““little foxes”” spoil the vines! How they rob our lives of the fruit that the Holy Spirit is waiting and wanting to produce in and through us! What can we do with these “little foxes”?
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6 . THE WAY TO DEAL WITH ““THE LITTLE FOXES”” IS TO KILL THEM
They must be rounded up and put to death (Galatians 5:24); they must be mortified (Romans 6:11). If the little foxes are not put to death they will grow into big foxes! For an illustration of the way to kill the little foxes read Judges 15:4-5, and turn to Romans 13:14. But how can we do this? We cannot do it in our own strength.
”
7 . THE WAY TO KILL “ ” THE LITTLE FOXES”” IS TO RELY UPON THE HOLY SPIRIT
We learn this from Galatians 5:16 –- ““Live by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the sinful nature.”” Yield to the Holy Spirit, trust Him and rely upon Him to give you the victory. Then there will appear in your life an abundance of fruit –- ““the fruit of the Spirit””.
What is your resolution?,please act on it fast.little foxes are dangerous..
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Study 5B The little foxes
Song of song 2:15
4 . THE FRUIT WE ARE TO BEAR IS “ ”THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT ””
This is not “”the fruit of the spirit”” (small ‘s’), but “”the fruit of the Spirit”” (large ‘S’) – Galatians 5:22-23 which, in the Amplified Bible, reads – –
““But the fruit of the (Holy) Spirit, [the work which His presence within accomplishes] –- is love, joy (gladness), peace, patience (an even temper, forbearance), kindness, goodness (benevolence), faithfulness; (Meekness, humility) gentleness, self-control (self-restraint, continence).””
These verses give us a vivid picture of the Christian life as our Lord intended it should be. We should be loving, joyful, restful, patient, kind, good, trustworthy, humble and disciplined. This is the fruit we should be bearing. These are the graces which should characterise us as Christians. Now notice the next point.
”
5 . THE “ ”LITTLE FOXES THAT RUIN THE VINEYARDS”” , THAT HINDER THE GROWTH AND TAKE AWAY THE TENDER FRUIT , ARE THE SINS OF THE SPIRIT
This time the word ‘’spirit’’ is spelt with a small ‘‘s’’ (2 Corinthians 7:1). The ““sins of the flesh”” are the gross sins of adultery, murder, blasphemy, drunkenness etc. The ““sins of the spirit”” are “”the little foxes”” that creep in almost unnoticed and spoil the vines and take away the fruit. What are these “”little foxes””, these “”sins of the spirit””? There are three kinds: there are the wrong things we think, the wrong things we say and the wrong things we do. These may be described as heart sins, lip sins and behaviour sins.
(1) Think of the heart sins, the secret sins. David had something to say about these in Psalm 51:10. What are they? They are sins such as jealousy, pride and impurity. These are ““the little foxes that spoil the vineyards””, the sins of the spirit that hinder the fruit of the Spirit in our lives. God can see these ‘’secret’’ sins –- look up Psalm 90:8.
(2) There are the lip sins. Do you ever pray the prayer recorded in Psalm 141:3? Or did you ever notice the testimony of the psalmist in Psalm 120:1-3? What a lot of harm this ““little fox”” of an unruly, undisciplined tongue can do, especially when it is a lying tongue, a critical tongue or a tale-bearing tongue!
(3) There are the behaviour sins. These are sins that we commit when we act in such a way that it is obvious to an onlooker that we have an unclean heart and a wrong spirit –- when we are unkind, thoughtless or harsh in our treatment of others, or when we are wrong in our relationship with another person
How these ““little foxes”” spoil the vines! How they rob our lives of the fruit that the Holy Spirit is waiting and wanting to produce in and through us! What can we do with these “little foxes”?
”
6 . THE WAY TO DEAL WITH ““THE LITTLE FOXES”” IS TO KILL THEM
They must be rounded up and put to death (Galatians 5:24); they must be mortified (Romans 6:11). If the little foxes are not put to death they will grow into big foxes! For an illustration of the way to kill the little foxes read Judges 15:4-5, and turn to Romans 13:14. But how can we do this? We cannot do it in our own strength.
”
7 . THE WAY TO KILL “ ” THE LITTLE FOXES”” IS TO RELY UPON THE HOLY SPIRIT
We learn this from Galatians 5:16 –- ““Live by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the sinful nature.”” Yield to the Holy Spirit, trust Him and rely upon Him to give you the victory. Then there will appear in your life an abundance of fruit –- ““the fruit of the Spirit””.
What is your resolution?,please act on it fast.little foxes are dangerous..
more package,visit our blog:segoeevangelism1992.blogspot.com and also you can click on the link attached.
For support and testimony: segoeevangelism1992@gmail.com
Follow us on Facebook via;
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