Works of the Flesh & Fruit of the Spirit
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Adultery - Covenant Breakers and Immorality |
Love - Strong affection; selfless act w/out condition; This affection is directed even toward unlovable! |
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Fornication - Two loves and Sexual Impurity |
Joy - Gladness of Heart, Inward stability that God, through Jesus Christ, fortified by the Holy Ghost, on our behalf, has already worked the situation out! |
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Uncleanness - Indecency and Morally impure; filthy |
Peace - Mildness combined with tenderness, quiet spirit; to be still, harmonious relationships |
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Lasciviousness - Excess, Greed, and Debauchery; over indulgence (sin) |
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Idolatry - The worship of other gods i.e., people and things |
Longsuffering - long endurance with patience; forbearance "putting up with". It is the opposite of anger, and is associated with mercy |
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Witchcraft - Practices of witch; sorcery; magic. Evil spiritual influences |
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Hatred - Intense dislike or extreme hostility |
Gentleness - Not severe, rough, or violent but mild. Clement, Peaceful, Soothing, and Tender. The absence of bad temper and belligerence. |
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Variance - Shifty, indecisive, up & down Unstable - Double-minded |
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Emulations - Effort or desire to equal or excel others; competition |
Goodness - Kindness, generosity, honorable, pleasant. Not merely goodness as a quality, rather it is goodness in action; is expressed in deeds. |
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Wrath - Strong stern, or fierce anger; Vengeance or punishment as a result |
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Strife - Bitter conflict; quarrelsome; disagreement, opposition |
Faith - (Faithfulness) Can be trusted, and reliable (Especially with the things of God's) |
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Seditions - discontentment or rebellion against authority; insurrection, mutiny |
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Envyings - Desire what another has; covetous of their success or possessions |
Meekness - Forbearing, yielding, humble heart, patient; Submissive spirit; Temper of spirit to accept without dispute the will of God |
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Murders - Killing of another human, also plans, ambition, and goals |
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Drunkenness - intoxicated; physical, mental, and spiritual impairment |
Temperance - Self restraint in action, self control following knowledge of the word of God |
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But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deluding your own selves. (James 1:22)