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<div style="border-bottom:1px #B87333 solid; text-align:center; font-size:140%; padding:1px; margin:1px;">The Evidence of the Holy Spirit, and how to live a Christian Life</div>
<div style="border-bottom:1px #B87333 solid; text-align:center; font-size:140%; padding:1px; margin:1px;">The Evidence of the Holy Spirit</div>
The New Testament explains that the evidence of the Holy Spirit is ''"love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance"'' (Galatians 5:22-23).  These things are called the "fruit of the Spirit' because each person is identified by the life they live, just like a tree is identified by the fruit it bears.  
The New Testament explains that the evidence of the Holy Spirit is ''"love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance"'' (Galatians 5:22-23).  These things are called the "fruit of the Spirit' because each person is identified by the life they live, just like a tree is identified by the fruit it bears.  


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:''Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. ...Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. (Matthew 7:16-17, 20-21)
:''Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. ...Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. (Matthew 7:16-17, 20-21)


<div style="border-bottom:1px #B87333 solid; text-align:center; font-size:140%; padding:1px; margin:1px;">How to live a Christian Life</div>
Jesus said, "If you love me, keep my commandments."  (John 14:15)  When asked, "What is the greatest commandment?"  He responded:
Jesus said, "If you love me, keep my commandments."  (John 14:15)  When asked, "What is the greatest commandment?"  He responded: