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Gal. 5:22-23 “FAITHFULNESS & GENTLENESS” December 16, 2012. Justified by Faith. Gal. 5:22-23 “FAITHFULNESS & GENTLENESS” December 16, 2012. Galatians 5:22-23
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Gal. 5:22-23 “FAITHFULNESS & GENTLENESS” December 16, 2012 Justified by Faith
Gal. 5:22-23 “FAITHFULNESS & GENTLENESS” December 16, 2012 • Galatians 5:22-23 • But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. Justified by Faith
Gal. 5:22-23 “FAITHFULNESS & GENTLENESS” December 16, 2012 • Faithfulness: • pistis; moral conviction; abstractly constancy in such profession; - assurance, belief, faith. • Gentleness: • praotēs; gentleness; by implication humility: - meekness. Justified by Faith
Gal. 5:22-23 “FAITHFULNESS & GENTLENESS” December 16, 2012 “Gentle Jesus, Meek and Mild” Gentle Jesus, meek and mild, Look upon a little child; Pity my simplicity, Suffer me to come to Thee. Justified by Faith
Gal. 5:22-23 “FAITHFULNESS & GENTLENESS” December 16, 2012 Justified by Faith
Gal. 5:22-23 “FAITHFULNESS & GENTLENESS” December 16, 2012 • Numbers 11… • “they had rejected the Lord” (11:20) • Joshua 24.. • “… As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.” • So Joshua sent the people away, every man to his inheritance” (24:27-28). Justified by Faith
Gal. 5:22-23 “FAITHFULNESS & GENTLENESS” December 16, 2012 Faithfulness = conviction that results in not turning away from, or even complaining to God, wishing for another way. Justified by Faith
Gal. 5:22-23 “FAITHFULNESS & GENTLENESS” December 16, 2012 • Numbers 11… • Joshua 24… • Luke 2… • God’s faithfulness fulfilled in the baby Jesus brings us to the term “gentleness”. Justified by Faith
Gal. 5:22-23 “FAITHFULNESS & GENTLENESS” December 16, 2012 • God’s faithfulness and gentleness combined to give us the most significant event in world history. • Mat_11:29; In 2 Cor. 10 Justified by Faith
Gal. 5:22-23 “FAITHFULNESS & GENTLENESS” December 16, 2012 (2Ti 2:22-26) “Pursue righteousness, faith… Have nothing to do with foolish, ignorant controversies; you know that they breed quarrels. And the Lord's servant must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, able to teach, patiently enduring evil, correcting his opponents with gentleness. God may perhaps grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth, and they may come to their senses and escape from the snare of the devil, after being captured by him to do his will.” Justified by Faith
Gal. 5:22-23 “FAITHFULNESS & GENTLENESS” December 16, 2012 • Homework: • Regarding Faithfulness: • Examine your “moral conviction” as it pertains to the one and only God. • Regarding Gentleness: • Consider that gentleness is not a character quality that necessarily benefits you, but rather others. Justified by Faith
Gal. 5:22-23 “FAITHFULNESS & GENTLENESS” December 16, 2012 Justified by Faith