eventually the transforming work of the Holy Spirit within a 'faither' (one living a new life by faith plugged in to His faith, the Faith OF Jesus Christ as lived on Calvary confident of Resurrection morning) will bring forth fruit of His Spirit. The Just...ified shall live by Faith, have new life showing forth by Faith, not by works of seeming righteousness they can do, for such will Jesus say 'depart from me I never knew you.' And lest you forget, the scripture tells us those ordered to depart had just claimed to have done miracles in His name! To 'know me' is to live in me and show Himself out through me; Him transforming me, not me working hard to imitate. Amen. Great post. I'm really awed by the strength of the testimony of my FRiends on this thread.
"Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper." -- Psalm 1:1-3