33 Bible Verses about Fruits Of Righteousness

for I declare to you, that except your righteousness shall exceed that of the Scribes and Pharisees, ye shall not enter into the heavenly kingdom.

a good man out of the good treasure produces good things: and an evil man, out of the evil treasure, produces evil things.

he that is of God, does therefore observe what God says: which you do not observe, because ye are not of God.

Jesus answered him, he that loves me, will observe my precepts: and my father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.

be attach'd to me, and I shall be so to you. as the branch cannot bear fruit of it self, except it be attach'd to the vine: so neither can you, except you continue attach'd to me. I am the vine, you are the branches: he that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for independent of me ye can do nothing.

(I allude to civil affairs, because of your unacquaintedness with spiritual matters:) as then you made your natural faculties subservient to impurity, and all manner of vice; make them now subservient to virtue and holiness. for when ye were the vassals of sin, ye were not in the service of virtue. what benefit had you then in those things whereof you are now ashamed? since they terminated all in death.read more.
but now being set free from sin, and actually in the service of God, the present advantage you reap is holiness, and the future everlasting life.

so that the moral obligations of the law might be fulfilled by us, in living according to the spiritual, and not the carnal tenor thereof:

now sensual inclinations lead to death; but spiritual affections to a life of tranquillity.

for the gospel dispensation does not consist in meats and drinks, but in piety and peace, and spiritual joy. for he that thus pays his allegiance to Christ, is acceptable to God, and approved of men.

therefore, if any man be a christian, he is in a new creation: the old state of things is chang'd to one entirely new.

now he that furnishes seed to the sower, and bread for food, shall furnish and multiply what you sow, and increase the fruits of your liberality.

to level all the barriers they contrive for obstructing the divine doctrine, and to make their pride captive to the authority of Christ.

but the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, sweetness of disposition, beneficence, faithfulness, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

be not deceived, God will not be mocked: for what a man soweth, that shall he also reap: he that soweth to his vices, shall reap the deadly fruit of his vices; but he that sows to the spirit, shall of the spirit reap everlasting life.

for the natural effect of light, is universal benevolence, justice, and truth:

abounding in good works by Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

only conduct yourselves in a manner becoming the gospel of Christ, that whether I come to see you, or else am absent, I may have this account of you, that you are stedfastly of the same resolution, and unanimously contend for the faith of the gospel, without being under any the least apprehension from your adversaries: this will be to them a sign of their ruin, and to you of salvation, by the divine appointment.

for it is God that influences your desires and endeavours, out of his benevolence to you.

improv'd by knowledge into a resemblance of him, who made this change:

Avoid the passions of youth. pursue justice, fidelity, benevolence and concord with all sincere christians.

I have nothing more to do, but to receive the crown of virtue reserv'd for me, which the Lord, the just judge, will give me in that day: and not only to me, but to those also, who have long'd for his appearance.

so that the christian faith, which you have in common with us, displays itself to the observation of all good men about you.

does a fountain throw up salt water and fresh, by the same conveyance? can a fig-tree, my brethren, produce olives, or a vine figs? no more can the sea yield water that is fresh. Whoever is a skilful moralist, let him show by his virtuous conduct, that he practises the humble precepts of wisdom.read more.
but if envy and contention imbitter your minds, don't think your false pretences can stand against the truth: such wisdom is not derived from heaven; but is terrestrial, sensual, demoniacal. where false zeal, and a spirit of contention reign, there confusion and every vice prevail. but wisdom deriv'd from heaven is first dispassionate, then pacific, equitable, and obsequious: full of beneficence, and all social virtue, free from partiality, and hypocrisy. they who cultivate peace, enjoy the reward of their virtue.

Do you on your part employ all your care in adding to your faith, fortitude: to fortitude, knowledge: to knowledge, temperance: to temperance, patience: to patience, piety: to piety, fraternal affection: and to fraternal affection, universal benevolence.read more.
for if you are possess'd of these virtues and improve therein, they will prevent the knowledge you have of our Lord Jesus Christ from being useless to others, and unprofitable to yourselves. but he that is destitute of them is blind or short-sighted, having forgot he was purified from his past sins.

if we keep his commandments, that is a proof that we know him. he that says, he knows him, and does not keep his commandments, is a lyar, and an enemy to the truth: but he that observes his precepts, loves God with a true and perfect love: 'tis by this we know that we are truly christians.read more.
he that says he is attach'd to Christ, ought to regulate his conduct by his example.

he that loves his brother, abides in the light, and will be secure from stumbling. but he that hates his brother, is in darkness, he walks in darkness, and knows not whither he is going, because the darkness hath blinded his eyes.

adhere therefore to what ye have learnt from the beginning. if you adhere to what ye have heard from the beginning, you will still persist to own both the son and the father.

since you know that God is the source of virtue, you know that every one who has virtue, derives it from him.

he that hath such an expectation should purify himself, even as he is pure.

whosoever adheres to him, sinneth not: whosoever sinneth, hath not seen him, he does not know him. dear children, let no man deceive you: only he that acts justly is just, as he is just.

whosoever is born of God, does not commit sin; for the divine principle remaineth in him: he will not sin, because he is born of God.

as for us, we know, that we have passed from a state of death to that of life, because we love our brethren: he that does not love his brother, is in a destructive state.

whatever we ask, we shall receive it of him, because we keep his commandments, and do what is agreeable to him.