First, love God. Then it will all fall into place.

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Gal. 5:22-23 says, "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law." 

 

Many people will refer to this as the "fruit" in the plural form, however in Greek the word for "fruit" is "karpos" and it is in the singular.  So, interestingly enough, there is only one fruit of the Spirit.  Love, joy, peace, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control are all one thing.  The emphasis should actually be on The Spirit.  This fruit is not of us, but through the Spirit. 

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