Well. this is my last night focusing on the fruits of the spirit. Unfortunately I haven't had time to blog as much as I would like due to homework and sports, but God is good. The last two fruits I want to mention are goodness and faithfulness. When living this life, these fruits can be quite contradictory. As I think about salvation I realize that people have an extremely blurred view of it, and I would like to clarify that by talking about goodness first.
Many people believe that in order to get into Heaven, you merely have to be a good person. That means no cussing, gossiping, or yelling at people. If goodness was the only thing we needed to live with the Lord one day, doesn't it seem like we would be born perfect? I mean, God wants to see all of us again when we die. But it is not goodness that allows us to receive the blessings of the Almighty. FAITH is what allows us to enter His kingdom. Hebrews 11:1 says “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” God is not tangible but the faith we have for him and his son are what saves us. John 14:6 says
'Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.' He never said "Be good and you will be with my father one day." He said NO ONE comes to the Father except through HIM alone! Following Jesus takes hope, love trust, and especially faith. There is no easy shortcut to this life. The only way is through Jesus Christ, and he is so worth it. I have no doubt in that. Focus on not only having faith in him, but being faithful to him by aiming to step up to advance his kingdom. Goodness and everything else will soon follow afterwards.
“For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.” (Ephesians 2:8-9)
I hope this made sense to everyone. And sorry it's so short. I pretty much knew the points I wanted to make in this beforehand :)
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