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Galatians 5: 22-23 22  But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness , 23  gentleness and self-control. “Faithfulness” in Greek is p istis Used for “ faith ” or “ faithfulness ” Holding on to a firm belief or trust - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Galatians 5: 22-2322 But the fruit of the Spirit is 

love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 

23 gentleness and self-control.

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“Faithfulness” in Greek is pistis Used for “faith” or “faithfulness”   Holding on to a firm belief or trust Having veracity (fullness of truth)  “Reality”… Believe & am Believable

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Hebrews 10:23

“Let us hold unswervingly to the hope 

we profess, for He who promised 

is faithful.”

Psalm 145:13

“The LORD is trustworthy 

in all He promisesand faithful 

in all He does.”

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Lamentations 3: 22-2322 “Because of the LORD’s great love 

we are not consumed,    for His compassions never fail.

23 They are new every morning;    great is Your faithfulness.”

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Proverbs 3: 3-43  “Let love and faithfulness 

never leave you;    bind them around your neck,

    write them on the tablet of your heart.4 Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man.”

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It becomes very clear, as we look upon our world, the deep damage that faithlessness has done to the wide variety 

of our social institutions:  Politics / Work  Neighbor / Community  Friends & Family  Romance & Marriage

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3 Qualities help form 

the Biblical ideal of Faithfulness

1.)  Absolute Honesty

2.)  Utter Dependability

3.)  Unswerving Loyalty

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Faithful people are called to walk 

in absolute honesty; 

in speech and in actions, 

within every areaof their lives.

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We can easily give ourselves permission to tell “white lies” or “half-truths” when its convenient.But… throughout Scripture God is 

referred to repeatedly as being both faithful and true.  Shouldn’t the same be true of any of us who follow Him?

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John 8:46Jesus asked,

“Can any of you prove me guilty of sin?”--------------------------------------------------------

Luke 16:10“He who is faithful in a very little thing 

is faithful also in much; and he who is unrighteous

in a very little thing is unrighteous also in much.”

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Faithful people are called to be 

utterly dependable; not corrupt or 

negligent in their responsibilities 

at work or in their close relationships.

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Daniel 6:4“The administrators and the satraps 

tried to find grounds for charges against Daniel in his conduct of government affairs, but they were unable to do so. They could find no corruption in him, because he was trustworthy and neither corrupt nor negligent.”

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Faithful people are called to be unswervingly loyal in theirmeaningful 

relationships.

The other “fruit of the Spirit” help us greatly here.

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Proverbs 27:6

“Faithful are the wounds of a friend,

but an enemy multiplies kisses.”

Proverbs 17:17

“A friend loves at all times,

and a brother is born for adversity.”

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Luke 18:8“When the Son of 

Man comes, will He find faith (or faithfulness) 

on the Earth?”--------------------------------Jesus repeatedly stated his plans to reward our faithfulness when he returns to Earth.

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Matthew 25:21“His master replied, ‘Well done, good and 

faithful servant! You have been faithful

with a few things; I will put you in charge 

of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!’

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In what areas is the Holy Spirit challenging you to become more 

faithful & faith-filled?

Are you honest?Are you dependable?

Are you loyal?

Do you trust God and so become trustworthy?

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“The degree of our faithfulness is the direct result of our regard 

for God’s faithfulness.-  Beth Moore

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