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Rom.12:11 not lagging in diligence; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord; 12:12 rejoicing in hope; enduring in troubles; continuing steadfastly in prayer; 12:13 contributing to the needs of the saints; given to hospitality.

The proof of Christ is marked by love, love of God, not love like mankind under the fallen flesh driven by lust of our flesh into misguided loyalty to every created thing under the Sun. It is vital that a Christian's separates the spirit from the flesh, in at least knowing there is a vast difference in God's Spirit motivating a person by fruit of Holy Spirit than being motivated by fleshly lust for upward obtainment like the world.

James 3:10 Out of the same mouth comes forth blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.
3:11 Does a spring send out from the same opening fresh and bitter water? 3:12 Can a fig tree, my brothers, yield olives, or a vine figs? Thus no spring yields both salt water and fresh water.
3:13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by his good conduct that his deeds are done in gentleness of wisdom.
3:14 But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, don't boast and don't lie against the truth. 3:15 This wisdom is not that which comes down from above, but is earthly, sensual, and demonic. 3:16 For where jealousy and selfish ambition are, there is confusion and every evil deed. 3:17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceful, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
3:18 Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.

Many have taken Paul's words here made them into a reason to seek position and power within a group of men label by a religious name; not being able to separated the fleshly lust of a person heart into the fruit of Holy Spirit which opposes and hates such evil. Yes, be diligence in killing the lust of the flesh, be fervent for Holy Spirit in walking in love and humility! Whoops! That is not as much fun, and it not as exciting as seeking attention and power in some religious group.

Romans 7:18 For I know that in me, that is, in my flesh, dwells no good thing. For desire is present with me, but I don't find it doing that which is good.

Rejoice in hope of Holy Spirit, not bragging in hope to make a person different better than another in Christ, endure in troubles, don't write a book about me the wonderful Christian's in overcoming all your troubles. Be steadfast in prayer don't boast in your prayers as a mighty prayer warrior in Christ, stop and separated the lust of your own heart instead of labeling them the fruit of Holy Spirit. Yes, contribute to the needs of the holy ones, go into your closet, don't let your right hand know what your left is doing; don't brag about your gifts of mercy, than you will have a reward, if they are done in secret? You see, Holy Spirit lead just the opposite of what the flesh lead us. Holy Spirit does not brag or earn the approval of men upon earth. It looks only to God's approval in the secret person of our hearts, it produces fruit for God's glory alone not ours or man's approval. So with those thoughts in mind, than you can understand Paul's words here and take the lead in Holy Spirit gifts for your brothers and sisters.

Romans 8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who don't walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.{NU omits "who don't walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit"}

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