In our study of Paul's prayer in Phil 1:9-11;as expanded by the Gal 5:22-23 passage we saw that he used the Greek word " êáñðüò karpos "which refers to the fruit or production which comes from the work of God the Holy Spirit in the believer's life as the believer advances in their PMA of Bible Doctrine.

We have examined the 9 facets of this production, which is exhibited in the believer who has God the Holy Spirit working in them.

We have started a brief study to examine just what this production is and what it is not.

Today we are picking up where we left off last time in our discussion of what is referred to as fruit in the Bible.

We were looking at John 15:1-8, regarding the believer abiding in TLJC and as a result the believer bears the fruit or production of TLJC which includes the characteristics of love John 15:9;, joy John 15:11;), obedience John 15:14; and peace John 14:27;

Each of these is a characteristic and a production of the nature of Christ's life, just as the grapes of a vine are filled with the production of the vine.

In our previous studies we have seen in Gal 5:22-23 the nine facets of the ( singular) "fruit of the Spirit" as juxtaposed with to the discordant and chaotic "lusts (plural) of the flesh." Gal 5:18-21;

Just as the invisible or hidden desires and motivations of the flesh (OSN) result in visible production, so the invisible power of Christ imparted through his word and motivated by God the Holy Spirit produces visible production.

The first three facets of fruit which Paul describes (love, joy, peace) correspond with the examples used by TLJC with his disciples.

Paul goes on to expand the list to provide more detail but even his list is simply representative because he concludes in Gal 5:23c; with the phrase "against such things there is no law" indicating that anything that falls under that definition is part of the of production of God the Holy Spirit in the believer.

In Eph 5:9;, Paul refers to the "fruit of light" , but the context indicates that this is the same as the "fruit of the Spirit," because the believer is subsequently commanded to be "filled with the Spirit" in Eph 5:18;. as a means of this production.

In this passage the production of the Spirit is characterized as "Light" and the production of the OSN is characterized ad "darkness" Eph 5:8,11; The "fruit of the Spirit,” emphasizes the source or origin, of the production as being God Holy Spirit who is Light.

Paul describes the "fruit of light" as being in the sphere of "all goodness, righteousness and truth" Eph 5:9;.

Some representative examples of the production are also provided:
Love, which sacrifices for the benefit of the others Eph 5:2 and Proper language Eph 5:4; Remember one's language represents what the soul contains. Luke 6:45; and Matt 12:35;

The word translated "treasure" is the Greek word "thesauros" which refers to the wealth of the words that are in one's stream of consciousness.

See Matt 12:35 Net note 53 and Luke 6:45 Net note 141

The Fruit of the Spirit is also demonstrated in the believer's offering of praise and thanksgiving to God in Christ's name Heb 13:15;

The "Praise of the Lips" is a Hebrew idiom from Isa 57:19; Hosea 14:2;.

The word translated "give thanks" in Heb 13:15; is "homologeo"

Jewish believers, having embraced TLJC as the perfect sacrifice, are not to go on offering animals, which pointed to Him. However, they still have a sacrifice they can offer, the sacrifice of praise from their lips by acknowledging his name.

Their sacrifice of Praise to God is fruit. In speaking praise to God, they are "giving thanks to his name", or, more literally, "confessing" or "agreeing." or acknowledging.

The word is the same as in 1 John 1:9, where John says that if believers "confess" or acknowledge their sins in the sense of agreeing with God about them he is faithful and righteous to forgive the sins and purify us from all wrongdoing.

The usage of "homologeo" in Heb 13:15; means that as the believer offers Praise ot God as the fruit of their lips, they are agreeing with and praising God as beneficiaries of the work and person of TLJC.

Another area referred to as "fruit" is when believers contribute to or help those in need.

Paul responds to the gift from the Philippians while he was in prison in Rome in Philippians 4:17. The word translated "profit" in the NASB is the word "karpos” which is normally translated fruit.

Though he is thankful to the Philipian believers, his primary concern is not for a gift to himself, rather he desires the fruit that may abound to their account because of their gift.

In this passage, His use of "karpos" is consistent with the Hebrew word "peri" which is also translated "fruit", and which was the Hebrew word that was sometimes used to refer to a financial interest or profit in a business venture. The context shows that Paul's thought is of banking and the profits that accrue to an account.

The Spirit motivated gift was fruit because it was an investment entered as a credit on the spiritual account of the Philippians, an investment which continues to pay them rich dividends because even today we are the beneficiaries of their gift to Paul and it will accrue to them as great reward at their evaluation after the resurrection.

Paul speaks of a financial gift for needy Jewish believers at Jerusalem In Romans 15:28, as being "fruit".

He calls it "fruit," because it is the product of their concern for the believers in Jerusalem. and as he says in Rom 15:26-27; the gentile believers were part of the harvest of the spiritual production of the Jewish believers since it had been Jewish believers who had evangelized them.

While on his way to Spain, he will visit those in Rome, but only after he has "sealed" this fruit. The act of sealing refers to finishing the task of delivering the "fruit," just as "sealing" a sack of grain was a sign of completion in Greek literature.

In the same way believers are sealed in order to be delivered as the product of God the Holy Spirit. Eph 4:30; Eph 1:13;

Another area of Fruit or Production of God the Holy Spirit in believers is through their witness of the Gospel.

In John 4:31; after conversing with the woman at the well, Jesus discerned that his disciples were more interested in physical needs rather than the spiritual needs of others.

He used the opportunity to show them His own priorities, which placed the Father's interests above all others. John 4:34; We have seen the will of the father in John 6:40; and 1Tim 2:3-4;

He then applies this to his disciples with the comparison of those who reap a harvest of grain by comparing it to those who reap a spiritual harvest of men which results in the harvesters receiving the wages and gathering "fruit" for eternal life. John 4:35-36; NET note 85

Paul was thinking of fruit in a similar sense when he spoke of the family of Stephanas who were the first believers in Achaia by describing them as the "firstfruits of Achaia" 1Cor 16:15.

In this passage the word "aparche" instead of "karpos", is used because the fruit in this example comes from the word "firstfruits," which refers to the first fruits which were representative of the full harvest that was yet to be reaped. In this case it refers to the first believers in Achaia which were followed by many others.

Fruit is borne in the believer in many areas of life but there is emphasis placed on the believers witness by sharing the Gospel with others. Matt 28:19-20; Luke 19:10; Acts 1:8;.

The book of Acts records the Holy Spirit's production through believers with the major focus being their evangelization of unbelievers with the Gospel of salvation by grace through faith alone in TLJC alone, and then following up with the information that was being taught by the apostles that was ultimately recorded in the epistles regarding what the new believer needed to know for living inside the PPOG which is the spiritual life of the Church Age.

Fruit is exhibited in believers as facets of their character, which then motivates them in their advance in the spiritual life and in their witness of TLJC before God, the angels and to others.

Those who live in the love produced in them by God the Holy Spirit will have the same thinking as that of TLJC who came "to seek and to save that which was lost" (Luke 19:10).

Paul commands the believers in Corinth who spoke in other languages (tongues) in the local assembly to be sure that they communicated only so that others could understand and be edified 1Cor 14:12-15;

If one were to pray in a language which neither he nor his audience understands and there is no one there to interpret than his activity is unfruitful.

The gift of languages does not exist at this point in the church age but the principle is valid. If others cannot benefit from the activity then it is a not fruitful or productive.

Believers who are in tune with God the Holy Spirit will put others first and desire to edify and build them up them rather than arrogantly seek to please themselves.

The New Testament indicates that fruitfulness can relate to all of the activities of life. Paul refers to the Colossians as "bearing fruit in every good work" (Col 1:10 ;.

He names specific good works in 1 Tim 5:9-10; Titus 2:7-10; 3:1-2 , which are also representative of the production or fruit of God the Holy Spirit in believer's lives.