Fruit Of The Spirit

13 March 2015

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"Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God." (Matthew 5:7-9)

All of the descriptions of the elect child of God given by Jesus are evidences of the Spirit of God already dwelling inside the person. The three attributes listed in these verses are some of the clearest evidences of active grace in a person's life. 

A person who is merciful cares for the poor conditions of others. They act just like Christ Who found us in a miserable condition and showed mercy and compassion on us. Only those who have the Spirit of God in them can exhibit the nature of God. Therefore, a merciful person has the Spirit of God now and will receive eternal mercy. 

The natural heart of a man is deceitful above all and desperately wicked (Jeremiah 17:9). Therefore, if a person has a pure heart, God must have given it to him in regeneration. Jesus told Nicodemus plainly that the only people who can see or enter the kingdom of God must have been born again. 

Finally, it is against fallen human nature to seek peace. Our old nature is violent and enjoys violence. If a person seeks to make peace between fellow men, he is showing the new nature of Christ that dwells in him. This love of brethren is a clear evidence to all that someone is a disciple of Jesus. 

"By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another." (John 13:35)

Tags: beatitudes, harmony_of_the_gospels, jeremiah, john, matthew, righteousness, sermon_on_the_mount

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Brentwood Hills Primitive Baptist Church is a community of believers working together to transform our lives to the image of Jesus Christ. We believe it is our duty and privilege to live the gospel of the doctrines of grace in such a way as to edify the families within our church and other children of God in our community. Through regular worship based on strong Biblical principles, fellowship, admonishment, and outreach, we glory in the grace of the sovereign God working in our lives thereby showing the Spirit of God in the world.

Brentwood Hills was organized in 1906 in Fort Worth, Texas as Laodicea Primitive Baptist Church. You can find much of the history of the church, as well as other churches here: Primitive Baptist History Database

We identify ourselves as an old-line Primitive Baptist church. If you read our Articles of Faith, you’ll see that we hold to such doctrines as the inspiration and inerrancy of the Bible. We recognize the King James Version (KJV) as the only English translation worthy of being called the Bible. We believe in salvation solely by the grace of a sovereign God. We believe that Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, came to the earth to do the will of His Father, which was to deliver from the sentence of death all those the Father gave Him before the world began. We believe that Jesus fully satisfied the Father by atoning for all the sins of all His people. In time, we believe the Holy Spirit comes to each person that belongs to Jesus and regenerates them. Then (and only then) can anyone have faith, which is a fruit of the Spirit, by which you are able to believe the glorious gospel of Jesus Christ. Whether or not you ever hear the gospel, or believe it if you did hear it, or obey it if you did believe it, rest assured that Jesus will remain forever faithful to you because, if He died for you, He will never deny that you belong to Him.

We believe that everyone for whom Christ died will without fail be raised again from the dead to a glorified life. Even if we are alive when He returns to raise the dead, we shall be changed to a glorified life. All the Redeemed will meet the Lord in the air. Then He will take us to Heaven and there we shall forever be with the Lord. The wicked will be raised at the same time as the righteous, but the wicked shall go away into everlasting punishment along with Satan and his angels. Until that glorious day when Christ returns to raise the dead, He has provided a place for His people to find rest for their souls. This place is the Church. Jesus Christ set-up His church on this earth before His death on the Cross. The church is there for those of His people who have come to believe that God saved them by His Son, Jesus Christ. To believe that Christ “paid it all” gives believers the strongest motivation to serve Him. Once enlightened to this glorious truth, then the child of God should feel an obligation to become and remain an active member of the His church. To serve the Lord in His church makes for one of the great blessings to experience this side of Heaven. It fulfills you to serve in His church and it gives your life purpose and meaning.

Living in Liberty

Elder Bryce Lowrance

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