…the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control… Galatians 5:22-23 (NRSV)
“God has been unceasing and extravagant in his gifts to us…We are given the fruit of the Spirit to give out of love rather than out of pride or guilt.”
Howard Freeman, “God’s Generous Gift of the Spirit” in The Redeemer Report, a publication of Redeemer Presbyterian Church, May 2010.