The Fruit of the Spirit (8): Clothing Ourselves with Gentleness (1)

Previous article in this series: December 1, 2009, p. 111. The next item in the list of the fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5:22 is gentleness. This word is sometimes translated elsewhere in the Bible as "kindness." This is another virtue that we learn to desire and that we pray that the Spirit of Christ will work in us more and more by the means of grace and His inner working. In fact, it is one virtue that the Lord calls us "to put on" in Colossians 3:12. "Put on therefore, as the elect of...