New "Fruits"

Faith, love, hope, grace-- these are what the Christian life is all
about. Intangibles, very abstract things. But for some reason that's not
good enough for us. We want tangibles, something seen. So we make up our
own "fruits of the spirit." Notices the little "s"--it's not the Spirit.
It's another spirit. The spirit of self righteousness. But remember,
even though we are in Christ, any of our "righteousness" done in our own
strength are grease stained rags in the sight of God.

The fruits of the Spirit come from walking with God. The new "fruits"
of your spirit come from walking by yourself. Don't mistake the two.