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Guide to Goodness

Winning the Spiritual Battle

Smitten With Goodness

Having completed our study on the gifts and the fruits of the Holy Spirit, we will spend the next few weeks on a topic our culture says doesn’t exist – sin.  It is an unpopular word because we subscribe to an “if it feels good, do it” philosophy.  Because we don’t talk openly and often about sin, we are less aware of what it is and how destructive it is to us living our best life.   Sin is death.  Sin keeps us from living in the Spirit, accepting our gifts, and bearing good fruit.

God hates death. He is a God of life and of resurrection.  

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Guide to Goodness

Right Ordered Desire. Fruit of the Spirit: Chastity

Smitten With Goodness
Art by Melanie Boutiette Just Beloved

The fruit of chastity is grossly misunderstood in our society. Perhaps this is because we don’t talk much about its importance.  It seems to me that in our oversexualized world, the conversation about chastity is kept in the dark because it is so countercultural.  After reading this post, I hope you gain a greater appreciation of this fruit and how not being chaste negatively impacts our world, especially women.  Ultimately, I am hopeful that this conversation leads us to re-think and prioritize chastity and right-ordered desire in our lives.

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