When I was a little boy, we lived in the town of Bannockburn, Ontario. It is about halfway between Belleville and Bancroft, heading north. Summers were great, but winters were severe. It is amazing how God touches your life in different ways. He did that in mine until He brought me to the place where […]
By virtue of the fact that one is a Christian, one is a witness for Christ. I may or may not be a good witness, but nevertheless I am one. Jesus said, “…ye shall be witnesses unto Me…” (Acts 1:8). Our witnessing is important; we can have a considerable impact on those who do not […]
Man-O-War Cay lies like a jewel in an azure sea. One of the Family or Out Islands of the Bahamas, it is little more than two-and-a-half miles long. It is hook shaped, with a well-guarded harbor at its midpoint, coveted by yacht owners. For decades the inhabitants were known by their simple way of life: […]
“But the fruit of the Spirit is…longsuffering…” The Spirit’s fruit is beautiful to the Father. As He sees more of the image of His beloved Son in redeemed sinners He can only be pleased. What greater gift can He give to redeemed men and women than this likeness? It is the character of the Lord […]
“The fruit of the Spirit is…gentleness” (Gal. 5:22). Here is the only time the word chrestotes is translated gentleness. The word occurs seventeen times in our New Testament (ten times as a verb, and seven times as an adjective) and is usually translated into English by the word kindness. The word is used in relation […]
Who would have thought that a small word like this would be the name of a fruit that makes such an immense impact for good on a Christian’s life and then on the lives of others? And who would think that living without that resource would be so weakening to the inner man? David is […]
In this age when the world is so easily accessible—we can have what we want when we want it—this fruit of the Holy Spirit so needs to be displayed in our lives. The word “temperance” simply means self control. Marvin Vincent in his book, Word Studies in the New Testament, gave this definition, “holding in […]
What does the word “goodness” mean? Goodness may be understood as a constant condition of the heart that moves a person to do what is good. When it is said that a person has “goodness” it means they have a propensity for doing good; it is like a spring of water within them, welling up […]
The virtue of meekness (proates), in its simplest use, denotes “gentleness.” It is a timely topic for today as vengeance reciprocates and world leaders posture and grandstand. In Scripture, meekness/gentleness has a “fuller, deeper significance…it is an inwrought grace of the soul…and the exercises of it are first and chiefly towards God.”1 Toward our brethren, […]