Discussion for June 27th
‘Fruits of the Spirit’- Bible discussion for 27th June 6.30pm led by Rob Oulton
Monday’s session will focus on ‘The Fruits of the Spirit’, which St Paul enumerates in Galatians chapter 5, v. 21-25.
What do we feel about these gifts, and the contrast Paul presents with our ‘lower nature’? The choice of this topic was suggested by last weeks discussion on ‘anger’. Are these fruits too passive and anaemic to really stand against the fiery passions that may afflict us? Do they sit uncomfortably with our modern understanding of the structural oppression of minorities where it may seem much easier for the privileged to practice these virtues? Or are they just what are needed to cool down the confrontational nature of today’s world, and a ‘must’ for members of a spiritual community?
If you have time, its worth reading the whole of Galatians (only 6 chapters) and getting the context – Paul’s distress at the attempt to persuade the communities he had nurtured to be guided by legalistic teaching, rather than the promptings of the spirit.
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