But you cannot possess the Holy Spirit without evidence of
Posted on: October 18, 2021 at 10:39:14 CT
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fruits of the spirit. And the book of James points out that while those deeds do not earn you favor with God, they are important as they are evidence of the saving faith. Just as a neutral tree does not suddenly sprout apples and become an apple tree (it produces apples precisely because it is an apple tree), a Christian will not persist in evil and will work to resist evil.
It is a result, not a cause of one's salvation.