The Church At Brierfield

“The fruit of the Spirit is … gentleness.”  (Gal. 5:22, 23)

The fruit of gentleness is marked by mildness, meekness, and humility.  A gentle person will not be harsh, overbearing, or severe when working with people.  There will be a lack of vanity and self-importance.   They will not be arrogant, prideful, or boastful either.  Jesus is the perfect example of gentleness.

Don’t be selfish; don’t live to make a good impression on others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourself.  Don’t think only about your own affairs, but be interested in others, too, and what they are doing.  Your attitude should be the same that Christ Jesus had.  Though He was God, He did not demand and cling to His rights as God.  He made himself nothing; He took the humble position of a slave and appeared in human form.  And in human form He obediently humbled Himself even further by dying a criminal’s death on a cross.  (Phil.  2:3-8, NLT)