Faith as a Fruit

We will now look at how Faith functions as one of the Nine forms of Spiritual fruit that Paul lists in the Book of Galatians. The seventh form of fruit listed is Faith. Spiritual fruit expresses the Nature of the life it comes from. The fruit on the tree is not produced by a single act. Rather, it is produced as a result of a steady continuing process of Growth and development. To produce the best fruit, the tree must be carefully cultivated. This requires time, skill and labor. Now, let us consider the Spiritual realm.

A spiritual Gift is both imparted and received by a single, brief transaction. It tells us nothing about the nature of the person who exercises it. On the other hand spiritual fruit expresses the nature of the life from which it proceeds. It comes only as a result of a process of growth to attain the best fruit, a life must be carefully cultivated through time, skill and labor.

Gifts express ability while fruit expresses character. In the long run, character is undoubtedly more important than ability. Only through the gifts could we meet the needs of the people.