5 top Christian blog posts of the week. Posts by J.D. Greear, Kevin DeYoung, Trevin Wax, Desiring God, and Ligonier Ministries on finding God’s will, the fruit of the Spirit, treasures in heaven, preaching, and more.
9 Tests for Spiritual Fruit
At Desiring God, Scott Hubbard outlines 9 Tests for Spiritual Fruit.
Love: Do you labor for the good of your brothers and sisters? Joy: Do you delight in the Christlikeness of God’s people? Peace: Do you strive to maintain the unity of the Spirit, even at significant personal cost? Patience: Are you growing in your ability to overlook offenses? Kindness: Do you not only overlook offenses, but also repay them with love? Goodness: Do you dream up opportunities to be helpful? Faithfulness: Do you do what you say you’ll do, even in the smallest matters? Gentleness: Do you use your strength to serve the weak? Self-control: Do you refuse your flesh’s cravings?
Read his extensive development of these in How to Recognize the Holy Spirit: 9 Tests for Spiritual Fruit.
The Struggle to Find God’s Will
At Ligonier Ministries, Nathan Bingham quotes from Thomas Brewer’s The Struggle to Find God’s Will.
“What does God want me to
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