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Charles Trumbull said, “The effortless life is not the will-less life Charles Trumbull said, “The effortless life is not the will-less life. We use our will to believe, to receive, but not to exert effort in trying to accomplish what only God can do. Our hope for victory over sin is not ‘Christ plus my efforts,’ but ‘Christ plus my receiving.’ To receive victory from Him is to believe His Word that solely by His grace He is, this moment, freeing us from the dominion of sin. And to believe on Him in this way is to recognize that He is doing for us what we cannot do for ourselves.” We learned this principle at the time of our spiritual birth, and it seems that most of us have to learn it all over again for our spiritual growth and service. Part One, Ch 5, “Preparation”; pg 21

Fruit of the Spirit Galatians 5:22-23 Love (1 Cor 13:4-8a) suffers long is kind is not jealous (NASB) does not parade itself is not puffed up does not behave rudely does not seek its own is not provoked thinks no evil does not rejoice in iniquity rejoices in the truth bears all things believes all things hopes all things endures all things never fails Joy Peace Goodness Faithfulness Gentleness Self-control Longsuffering Kindness 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

Fruit of the Spirit Galatians 5:22-23 Love (1 Cor 13:4-8a) suffers long is kind is not jealous (NASB) does not parade itself is not puffed up does not behave rudely does not seek its own is not provoked thinks no evil does not rejoice in iniquity rejoices in the truth bears all things believes all things hopes all things endures all things never fails Joy Peace Goodness Faithfulness Gentleness Self-control Longsuffering Kindness 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Fruit of the Spirit Galatians 5:22-23 Love (1 Cor 13:4-8a) suffers long is kind is not jealous (NASB) does not parade itself is not puffed up does not behave rudely does not seek its own is not provoked thinks no evil does not rejoice in iniquity rejoices in the truth bears all things believes all things hopes all things endures all things never fails Joy Peace Goodness Faithfulness Gentleness Self-control Longsuffering Kindness 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

“believes all things” “believes” pisteu,w (PISTEUŌ) I. to think to be true, to be persuaded of, to credit, place confidence in A. of the thing believed i. to credit, have confidence B. in a moral or religious reference i. used in the NT of the conviction and trust to which a man is impelled by a certain inner and higher prerogative and law of soul ii. to trust in Jesus or God as able to aid either in obtaining or in doing something: saving faith iii. mere acknowledgment of some fact or event: intellectual faith II. to entrust a thing to one, i.e. his fidelity A. to be entrusted with a thing www.blueletterbible.org, “Outline of Biblical Usage” “‘to believe,’ also ‘to be persuaded of,’ and hence, ‘to place confidence in, to trust,’ signifies, in this sense of the word, reliance upon, not mere credence…’” Vine’s Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words

“believes all things” “believes” pisteu,w (PISTEUŌ) I. to think to be true, to be persuaded of, to credit, place confidence in A. of the thing believed i. to credit, have confidence B. in a moral or religious reference i. used in the NT of the conviction and trust to which a man is impelled by a certain inner and higher prerogative and law of soul ii. to trust in Jesus or God as able to aid either in obtaining or in doing something: saving faith iii. mere acknowledgment of some fact or event: intellectual faith II. to entrust a thing to one, i.e. his fidelity A. to be entrusted with a thing www.blueletterbible.org, “Outline of Biblical Usage” “‘to believe,’ also ‘to be persuaded of,’ and hence, ‘to place confidence in, to trust,’ signifies, in this sense of the word, reliance upon, not mere credence…’” Vine’s Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words

Fruit of the Spirit Galatians 5:22-23 Love (1 Cor 13:4-8a) suffers long is kind is not jealous (NASB) does not parade itself is not puffed up does not behave rudely does not seek its own is not provoked thinks no evil does not rejoice in iniquity rejoices in the truth bears all things believes all things hopes all things endures all things never fails Joy Peace Goodness Faithfulness Gentleness Self-control Joy Peace Goodness Gentleness Self-control Longsuffering Kindness Faithfulness 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

Fruit of the Spirit Galatians 5:22-23 Love (1 Cor 13:4-8a) suffers long is kind is not jealous (NASB) does not parade itself is not puffed up does not behave rudely does not seek its own is not provoked thinks no evil does not rejoice in iniquity rejoices in the truth bears all things believes all things hopes all things endures all things never fails Joy Peace Goodness Gentleness Self-control Longsuffering Kindness Faithfulness 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

“faithfulness” pi,stij (PISTIS) loyalty to the object of one’s devotion to the extent that one may be trusted to follow through on one’s commitments and responsibilities in all circumstances, whatever the cost

“[Love] is always eager to believe the best (‘believes all things’) and to ‘put the most favorable construction on ambiguous actions.’ [F. F. Bruce, 1 and 2 Corinthians, p. 127] “‘This does not mean . . . that a Christian is to allow himself to be fooled by every rogue, or to pretend that he believes that white is black. But in doubtful cases he will prefer being too generous in his conclusions to suspecting another unjustly.’ [A. Robertson and A. Plummer, A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the First Epistle of St Paul to the Corinthians, p. 295] “‘Love ever is ready to make excuses for others; it throws a kindly mantle over all their faults.’ [C. Erdman, The First Epistle of Paul to the Corinthians, p. 120].” Dr. Thomas L. Constable, Notes on 1 Corinthians (2017 Edition), pg 179

Fruit of the Spirit Galatians 5:22-23 Love (1 Cor 13:4-8a) suffers long is kind is not jealous (NASB) does not parade itself is not puffed up does not behave rudely does not seek its own is not provoked thinks no evil does not rejoice in iniquity rejoices in the truth bears all things believes all things hopes all things endures all things never fails Joy Peace Goodness Gentleness Self-control Longsuffering Kindness Faithfulness 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12

“hopes all things” “hopes” elpi,zw (ELPIDZŌ) I. to hope A. in a religious sense, to wait for salvation with joy and full confidence II. hopefully to trust in www.blueletterbible.org, “Outline of Biblical Usage”

“hopes all things” “hopes” elpi,zw (ELPIDZŌ) I. to hope A. in a religious sense, to wait for salvation with joy and full confidence II. hopefully to trust in www.blueletterbible.org, “Outline of Biblical Usage”

Wonderful grace of Jesus Greater than all my sin How shall my tongue describe it? Where shall its praise begin? Taking away my burden, setting my spirit free For the wonderful grace of Jesus reaches me Wonderful the matchless grace of Jesus Deeper than the mighty rolling sea Higher than the mountain Sparkling like a fountain All sufficient grace for even me Broader than the scope of my transgressions Greater far than all my sin and shame O magnify the precious name of Jesus Praise His name!