He stood for truth when necessary, but He was quick to show mercy to the humble and repentant (John 4:1–45). But Jesus did not bully people with His power rather, He tempered it with gentleness. Jesus was the most powerful man who ever lived, as He was God incarnate (John 1:1–14). Given this biblical evidence, it is not a stretch to say that gentleness equipped both men for their respective roles.īiblically speaking, a gentle person is not one who is reticent or fearful but one who exercises strength appropriately. He called Himself “gentle and lowly in heart” (Matt. Gentleness was also an essential trait of our new covenant Mediator, the Lord Jesus Christ.

Numbers 12:3 tells us that Moses, the mediator of the old covenant, was “very meek, more than all people who were on the face of the earth.” Meek here is a synonym for gentleness. Interestingly, gentleness was characteristic of the two major covenant mediators we read about in Scripture. But this love wrought in our hearts by the Holy Spirit also leads to the fruits of gentleness and self-control, the final two fruits Paul lists in Galatians 5. Knowing this love and expressing it in return gives us joy and peace, helps us to be patient and kind, and provides us the reason to be good and faithful. 5:5) - is the ground of all the other fruits of the Spirit listed in Galatians 5:22–23. Love - the love of God for us and our love for Him that the Spirit has poured in our hearts (Rom. They will cultivate the fruit of the Spirit as the Spirit works to make them holy in what they do (Gal. Yet, it does mean that Christians will see victory over sin as they mature in faith. This does not mean that we will achieve sinlessness before we are glorified. By His death and resurrection, Christ Jesus has delivered us from the penalty of sin, and through the gift of the Holy Spirit, He has broken the power of wickedness in our lives (Rom.

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