This then is no proof text that carnality
is destroyed in justification, because you can not prove that he is
referring to those who are only justified. In conclusion we would say that
Christ came to redeem man only. Beast and bird have no part in the
redemption. They shall perish. The earth is not redeemable, but being
under the curse--spotted by sin--it shall be destroyed.

Chapter VI. Fruits And The Two Works.

Fruits Of The Spirit.

Men are likened unto trees in some Scriptural texts. The righteous are
termed good trees, and the wicked evil trees. Now the "tree is known by
its fruit." The fruits of the flesh are borne upon the evil tree, while
the fruits of the Spirit are borne upon the good tree. The fruits of the
Spirit are enumerated in Gal. 5:22, 23: "But the fruit of the Spirit is
love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness,
temperance: against such there is no law." We shall describe these fruits
separately by the word of truth, as briefly as possible.

Love.

This is the sweetest theme in the Scriptures and the greatest thing in
earth or heaven. "God is love," and because he is love he sought to
rescue, through the sacrifice of his Son, his fallen creatures. It was
love that prompted God to make so great a sacrifice for man. It is love
that prompts man to sacrifice all for God. When man loves God he loves
everything in God's creation. No man can love God and hate his brother; no
man can love God and hate his enemies. God loves his enemies. It is the
nature of the love of God. When man possesses the love of God in his heart
he will love his enemies. To love those who love us and despise those who
despise us, is not a love that is a fruit of the Spirit. When man
possesses the love of God he does not love the world. 1 John 2:15-17.
Everything in our service to God if acceptable must be actuated by love.
Supernatural gifts are nothing without love. 1 Cor. 13:1, 2. The greatest
deeds of sacrifice profit us nothing without they are done in love. Ver.
3. In the following verses of this chapter the nature of love is
beautifully and obviously portrayed.

1. Charity suffereth long. By long-suffering is meant to patiently bear
with the failings and foibles of our brother, "With all lowliness and
meekness, with long-suffering, forbearing one another in love." Eph. 4:2.
There is a beautiful thought in 1 Tim. 1:16. That Jesus might show his
long-suffering through us as a pa