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	Lynne Chapman BellaOnline's Christian Living Editor

Faithfulness - A Fruit of the Spirit
As I see it, being faithful as a Christian, means believing in what the Bible says and holding devotedly to the person and teaching of Jesus Christ.

Gentleness - A Fruit of the Spirit
Gentleness is not a trait that is often valued in our society – power and assertiveness will gain you more respect.

Goodness - A Fruit of the Spirit
Goodness is the state or quality of being good. At first glance, my impression of being good wasn´t entirely positive.

Joy - A Fruit of the Spirit
The Bible speaks of two kinds of joy. Let´s talk about it.

Kindness - A Fruit of the Spirit
Kindness is the quality of being kind. Being kind is often more challenging than it should be.

Love - A Fruit of the Spirit
A tree produces fruit. If it is a strong tree it produces lots of fruit. If it does not produce fruit, it is useless and will be cut down.

Patience - A Fruit of the Spirit
Patience is something that, as a child, I was always told that I should have and something that, at that time, didn’t sound like fun. As an adult, it is still not ‘fun’ to practice patience but I know that life runs smoother for those who have it.

Peace - A Fruit of the Spirit
Find peace in a noisy, fast-paced and, many times, frightening world.

Self-Control - A Fruit of the Spirit
This Fruit goes hand in hand with Patience and, as always, the Bible gives us the guidelines.