Episode 32 - Fruits of the Spirit: Faithfulness
Hello everyone!! We hope y'all are doing so well! It's hard to believe we are so close to wrapping up this "Fruits of the Spirit" series. We hope y'all will join us for this episode on faithfulness. What defines faithfulness? How is God's faithfulness different than ours? Does His faithfulness depend on our faithfulness? This was such a rich episode, and we pray as you listen, you bask in the Lord's faithfulness and His ability to strengthen us to be faithful.
Timeline:
Introduction 0:00
Definition- What is faithfulness? 3:12
How is God's faithfulness (Ep. 6) different than faithfulness in the FOTS? 12:47
Does God's faithfulness depend upon our faithfulness? 25:47
IG Hot Seat 32:57
Conclusion 40:45
Scripture References:
Galatians 5
Ephesians 2
Deut. 32:34
Psalm 33:4
Matthew 23:23
Genesis 32:10
1 John 4:19
Hebrews 11
Psalm 77: 11,12
Romans 3:3
Other Sources:
A Pocket Lexicon to the Greek New Testament by Alexander Souter
Miriam-Webster Dictionary
The Bible Guide by Andrew Knowles
https://www.gotquestions.org/fruit-Holy-Spirit-faithfulness.html
https://imposinggrandeur.org/podcast/episode-6-god-is-faithful
Quotes:
"Faithfulness is faith, belief, trust, generally on the leaning of the entire human personality upon God or the Messiah, in absolute trust and confidence in His power, wisdom, and goodness. It is in the same vein as loyalty, perseverance, and integrity. " -Alexander Souter
"This is not some legalistic practice that we are teaching that is in and of ourselves...this is ALL a work of the Holy Spirit that we are taking part in. This is also not our justification." -Annie
"Our faithfulness is rooted in God himself, His character, His goodness, His compassion, etc. but we are not the object of God's faithfulness. He IS faithfulness. God is not putting his trust in us to do the right thing, He is faithful to himself." -Annie
"He deserves all of our faithfulness, and yet we don't give it to Him. We don't deserve a lick of his faithfulness, and yet he freely gives it." -Alexa
"God's faithfulness is not that you're gonna get everything you want as a human. God's faithfulness is God's perfect loyalty and consistency in being true to His name, His character, and His word." -Alexa
"It is important that we educate ourselves on what God's faithfulness looks like because otherwise we are not going to understand what it should look like for our lives to walk forward in faithfulness." -Avery
"If the gospel depended upon our faithfulness it would not be called good news...it would be called bad news." -Alexa
"How sweet that we get to, unlike these old Testament saints who never got to see God's promises come to fruition, we get the privilege of seeing God's faithfulness come to fruition." -Avery
"Faithfulness is believing that God is Who He says He is and continuing in that belief despite the vagaries of life. Functionally, that means we trust what God says in the Bible, and not necessarily what the world or our own eyes tell us. We trust He will work out everything for good. We trust He will work His will in us. And we trust that our situation on earth is nothing compared to our future reward in heaven. The only way we can have such faith is by the Holy Spirit’s influence. He testifies to the truth and impels us to seek God. The Spirit makes us faithful." -Got Questions
"But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen." - 2 Peter 3:18
