Fruit of the Spirit: It’s What You Are That Counts

It’s what you are that counts.

Author and pastor, Richard O’Ffill, remembers that when he was a child being an Adventist was a lifestyle. We didn’t smoke, didn’t drink, didn’t wear jewelry, didn’t go to movies, didn’t dance, and kept Saturday as the Sabbath. In the “good old days” a person could be an Adventist in good and regular standing and not be born again. Unfortunately, the same is true today.

A true Christian is one whose heart is filled in a wonderful and mysterious way with the Holy Spirit. If and when we are able to comprehend this truth and allow the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, the effect on our personal lives, our families, and subsequently on the life of the church, will be immediate.