Bearing Fruit

Over forty times in the Gospels Our Lord makes mention of the necessity of bearing fruit.This refers to the necessity of professed believers in Jesus living their faith.Those who wonder what this involves,need only to read Galatians, chapter five which says that those who have His Holy Spirit bear "the fruit of the spirit(which) is love,joy,peace,longsuffering,
kindness, goodness,faithfulness,gentleness,self-control."We then read that people who are in Christ have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.And what are those fleshly passions and desires? Again in Galatians,chapter five we read, "the works of the flesh are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies,outbursts of wrath,selfish ambitions, dissension, heresies, envy, murders,drunkenness,revelries."
We see one way,the way that bears fruit,is a path to,and this is very important to remember,
true happiness here on earth with the promise of eternal life after.
The other way, the way of the flesh, though it may provide some temporary pleasure,it ultimately leads to frustration and unhappiness.In the same chapter of Galations Paul writes,"Those who practice such things will not inherit the Kingdom of God." Our Heavenly Father knows that His children will sometimes struggle and engage in behaviour that is contrary to their calling.We are told that if we sincerely repent,He will forgive us,but,we cannot willfully and habitually engage in sin thinking it's ok because "I'm born-again."
Every believer who is struggling with sin,would be well advised to read Galatians,chapter five,verses sixteen through twenty-six at least once a week.