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Fruit of the Spirit, Part VIII

Just before the great passage in Galatians that expounds the Fruit of the Spirit comes a warning and a list of the opposites of the good Fruit, the destroyers of churches, relationships, and self!
Some of these are grouped in categories. But most of the terms and explanations are listed in alphabetical order.
It means from the Greek, "A Good Message" literally or more to the point "Good News" referring to a message of good tidings such as...
Fasting is important, but Jesus sternly warns of abusing it by using it for a show and tell game to draw attention to oneself, thus missing the real purpose, that of drawing close to God...
"OBSERVE IT."(II TIM 2:15) ASK WHAT DOES IT SAY?

Now Begin a detailed study of the passage. You thought you already did? Actually you have just begun!
What is Worship? Part III

Worship Means We Are to Glorify Our Lord. Our chief purpose in life is to give Christ glory; this is what these passages are all about. This is proclaimed in Scripture (Psalm 73:25-28; 1 Cor. 10:31; Rom. 11:36), in our confessions of faith, and must be so in the practice of our faith. Again, it is not about us, it is about Him!
The question that comes up in academic and church circles is, is there a Hell? The bad news is, yes; there is a Hell and there will be a Judgment! But, with the bad news, there is good news, too. The good news is that those in Christ will be saved from it!
This was the rallying cry of the Reformation. The main point that caused Luther and Calvin to challenge the Catholic Church and it's teachings.
This model of prayer (as all models must be) places the emphasis on God and His glory, not on us!
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