Broadly, God kingdom is about fruits. The Creator of all things both things visible and invisible at inception of human race reveals the fundamental doings of His true nature: and He term it fruitfulness. Little wander, the fundamental substance created all received command to multiply. These substances were broadly three namely:
- Plant bearing seed: herbs and trees.
- Animals: creeping, sea fish, fowl and beast.
- Mankind.
To exemplify the central words in the central theme which reasonably are the kingdom of God and fruit. The kingdom of God is the Spirit of God: and the Spirit of God is the Word of God: and the Word of God is the Righteousness of God. Therefore, the fruit of the kingdom of God refers of the fruit of the Spirit of God and fruit of the Righteousness of God. The Word of God figurative might be likened to the waters of the river of God throne, while the Spirit of God is the life of God to us proceeding from the spoken word of God: therefore, the Word of God is both life and spirit. Thus, the surrounding atmosphere to pertain seamless manifestation of the fruit of God Kingdom is the waters of the river of God: the word of God, and the presence of the Spirit of God. It is worthwhile to note, our human system within us have these substances embedded therein: as a result, our hungry and desire and seek of God activate the fountains of waters within us by the word of God we take in: and when, the digested word of God is spoken create first in us the life expected in the confession then follow the outward manifestation. Mankind pollutes this inward nature of God within through disobedient to God. Nonetheless, God made a provision for a return for mankind.
After the degeneration of mankind, God made provision for mankind regeneration: and this provision is available by two fundamental nature of God true personality which God reveals as follows:
- The Righteousness of God
- And the Holiness of God.
This God true nature manifest collectively as tree of life with each nature attributed with a measure of fruits totaling twelve fruits. Is important to note, when this tree bears her fruits only one at a time is yields. These fruits are classified as
- Fruits of righteousness. These include beauty, oil of joy, and garment of praise. Three fruits of righteousness.
- Fruit of the Spirit. This is Love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, and temperance.
The last book last chapter and second verse of the Bible reveals twelve fruits bears the tree of life in midst of the rivers from the throne of God.
On regeneration, the fruits of righteousness manifests at the early stage in ones walk in the LORD. The first of it kind is beauty for ashes; then follows oil of joy for mourning; and lastly, garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness. This ushers the convert to the next phase in the walk of faith.
For the purpose of the next phase, the nine fruit of the Spirit is group into four categories. This grouping tends to reveals the pragmatic application of the fruit of God Kingdom in our contemporary life.
- First group category. This includes: love, joy and peace.
- Second group category. This includes: long-suffering, gentleness and goodness
- Third group category. This is just faith.
- Fourth group category. This includes: meekness and temperance.
Still on the fruit of the Spirit. Starting from the last category. The regenerated is already a mature believer and follower of our Lord and Master Jesus Christ. Here, the believer lives by example. Now, the Lord Jesus Christ outrightly invites all to come unto Him for rest: and exhorts they that respond to His invitation should learn of Him that He is meek and lowly in heart: and in consequences, we shall find rest. Now rest of the LORD reveals the perfection of God: and this relates to temperance: soundness and moderation which God often exhibits in dealing with us. The matured regenerated in Christ Jesus need exemplifies same before mankind which serves as the bible potential regenerated reads in the contemporary life. Then follows, meekness which includes three elements such as gentleness and quietness and obedience. First, the regenerated being temperance, in a sense, sober and sound, adds to this quietness and gentleness amidst obedience to the Word of God while interrelating with others in order to win them by to God by their modest conduct exemplifies by meekness and temperance.
Continuing in the fruit of the Spirit, now from the first category. The regenerated in Christ Jesus, recognizes evidence of love for God is obedience to the command of our Lord Jesus Christ and God the Father. The convert chooses obedience to the command: and as the content of the LORD’S commands are found in the Word of God, therefore this convert becomes ambassador of Heavenly constitution: the bible: and in consequences, defender of the faith by lifestyle such as when the LORD seeks and needs someone in earth living right and upright before the LORD and before all mankind to see the glory of the LORD in praise and adoration of the LORD glory then the LORD sees that in the regenerated in Christ Jesus.
Joy comes in play. Proof of love in practice. The regenerated if hurts by potential regenerated, then the regenerated loves the potential regenerated regardless of the hurts or persecutions by the potentials regenerated!
Now, by God standard according to the book of Jeremiah, what God counts as joy is to forgive and not input against they who hurts or offends their deeds on them. To do this, rebirth process commences in the spirit realm. Because, forgiveness saves soul from torment, while not forgiving, keeps soul in bondage. Now, if the potential regenerated is forgiven by the regenerated, then the regenerated enjoys peace of God; if the potential regenerated is not forgiven, the regenerated peace is stayed by God, therefore, fulfils the saying If ye forgive not them who trespass against you, then Your heavenly Father shall not forgive you either of your own trespasses.
Proceeds to next category on assumption, the potential regenerated is forgiven. Then, long-suffering set into action. Recalling we were once sinners and God allows us grace to return to Him, even so God expects us to allow the potential regenerated grace to overcome their weakness that so often becomes offends or hurts in deeds. The period of grace for their improvement is refers as long suffering for their sake.
Proof of good or abundance long-suffering: gentleness and goodness. The potential regenerated will likely be encouraged when the regenerated is gentle and good toward them regardless of their deeds: in fact, the potential regenerated will likely qualifies the kindness as not be judgmental and true doer of the faith: but judgement by the LORD standard is truth and righteousness together: and righteousness is show forth when we speak the truth.
Now, after long-suffering, gentleness comes into action. Gentleness touches the quality of endurance as result of long-suffering: and reveals, the need for compassion and passion and understanding of the process to improvement: and in consequences, behooves on the regenerated to maintain a gentle nature to the potential regenerated in love and joy and pursue of peace by all means.
Then follows proof of gentleness: that is, goodness. Well and perfect, is good to be gentle toward all, but this is not sufficient alone. Gentleness reveals strength: and the strength likely is well to do in relation to all substance: invisible- the word of faith, and visble- durable righteous riches: therefore, it behooves on the regenerated to share this substance once need arises with the needy as the case maybe. God wonderfully orchestrates this sometimes to truly prove quality of the gentled. In consequence, the potential regenerated might be in need of something the regenerated has the capacity to meet, and as the regenerated extends helping hand to meet the need, then the test of long-suffering and gentleness and goodness complete in success and continues in circle for almost all potential regenerated in Christ Jesus.
Then comes the pending category in list: faith. It will be very rare for the potential regenerated to refuse the knowledge of God Word if the above had been enjoyed by the potential regenerated. In fact, the potential regenerated will likely be curious to learn of this lifestyle. Apple opportunity therefore is made easy to witness the word of faith to the potential regenerated. The slogan here: saved by faith and live thereby to bring others into the faith still by faith.
In sum, lifestyle evangelism calls on regenerated in Christ Jesus to be epistles who exemplify the life of God true nature in the contemporary life. The nine fruit of the Spirit seems to center around the application of love and mercy as our Lord and Master Jesus Christ exhorts according to the Gospel of Matthew and Luck the sixth and fifth chapters in the reverse order respectively. The fruit of the Spirit according to Galatians is the application of these two biblical chapters.
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