The Fruit of the Spirit: Meekness
Meekness Rev. Smit opens chapter 9 of The Fruit of the Spirit of Jesus Christ by explaining that Holy Spirit works meekness in the hearts of all the elect upon whom he bestows the gift of salvation. All who are saved become meek. It is a virtue that was exhibited, as Rev. Smit explains, by Moses, John the Baptist, Paul, and many other saints (pg. 128). Saints are meek because they are renewed in the image of Jesus Christ, who was meek. Rev. Smit connects the humility of Christ to the...