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NASB | Galatians 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Galatians 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit [the result of His presence within us] is love [unselfish concern for others], joy, [inner] peace, patience [not the ability to wait, but how we act while waiting], kindness, goodness, faithfulness, |
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Bible Note: Hello John Thanks for reasoning together. I wish we all did it more often instead of getting into nasty debates and not listening to each other. Just a comment: You said "Personally the thought of praying for opulence upsets my stomach a little bit. I had better have a good reason." God has given us a good reason. Deut 8:18 says "But you shall remember the LORD your God, for it is He who is giving you power to make wealth, that He may confirm His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day." We should all use our wealth for bringing people to the Lord. Missionary work, Churches, etc need money. There are a lot of needs in our local communities. Somehow we have bought the lie that the goal of money is to pile it up and gloat that we have more than the next guy. That's not true at all. Money is a tool which we can and should use to aid ourselves, our family and our community. There's nothing noble about not being in a position to help our local communities. I remember meeting a preacher from Africa. He was/is a big proponent of poverty and why it was wrong to be prosperous. Then he went around collecting money to send medical supplies to his country. Kind of funny, huh? He never realised what money could do to aid his comunity. He was too busy judging people for having it. God Bless You. GeeVee |