1. FRUIT OF THE SPIRITFRUIT OF THE SPIRIT
“FAITHFULNESS”

2. Galatians 5:22, 23Galatians 5:22, 23
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy,
peace, longsuffering, kindness,
goodness, FAITHFULNESS,
GENTLENESS, SELF-CONTROL.
Against such there is no law.
relationship to God
and word

3. Galatians 5:22, 23Galatians 5:22, 23
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy,
peace, longsuffering, kindness,
goodness, FAITHFULNESS,
GENTLENESS, SELF-CONTROL.
Against such there is no law.
also be used within
personal relationships

4. Defining “Faithfulness”Defining “Faithfulness”
Gk. pistis (4102, Online Bible Greek Lexicon)
1) conviction of the truth of anything, belief; in
the NT of a conviction or belief respecting man’s
relationship to God and divine things, generally
with the included idea of trust and holy fervour
born of faith and joined with it
2) fidelity, faithfulness
2a) the character of one who can be relied on

5. Defining “Faithfulness”Defining “Faithfulness”
• has the character of one who can be
relied on
• can be trusted
The One Who is “Faithful”

6. NKJV
28 And even as they did not like to retain God in
their knowledge, God gave them over to a
debased mind, to do those things which are not
fitting;
29 being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual
immorality, wickedness, covetousness,
maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit,
evil-mindedness; they are whisperers,
30 backbiters, haters of God, violent, proud,
boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to
parents,
31 undiscerning, untrustworthy, unloving,
unforgiving, unmerciful;
did not like to retainGod cause
effect
ungodly
fruit
Contrasting Romans 1Contrasting Romans 1Contrasting Romans 1Contrasting Romans 1

7. Contrasting Romans 1Contrasting Romans 1Contrasting Romans 1Contrasting Romans 1
NKJV
28 And even as they did not like to retain God in
their knowledge, God gave them over to a
debased mind, to do those things which are not
fitting;
29 being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual
immorality, wickedness, covetousness,
maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit,
evil-mindedness; they are whisperers,
30 backbiters, haters of God, violent, proud,
boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to
parents,
31 undiscerning, untrustworthy, unloving,
unforgiving, unmerciful; ungodly
fruit
(toGodandman)

8. Contrasting Romans 1Contrasting Romans 1Contrasting Romans 1Contrasting Romans 1
31 “don’t have any sense, don’t keep
promises, and don’t show love to their
own families or mercy to others” (GWV)
31 “Without knowledge, not true to their
undertakings, unkind, having no mercy”
(BBE)
31 “foolish, faithless, heartless, ruthless”
(ESV)
31 “Without understanding, covenant-
breakers, without natural affection,
implacable, unmerciful” (KJV) ungodly
fruit
(toGodandman)

9. FaithfulnessFaithfulness
• is claimed by many but found in
only a few
– “Most men will proclaim each his own
goodness, But who can find a faithful
man?” (Prov. 20:6, NKJV)

10. FaithfulnessFaithfulness
• can easily vanish from men
– “1
Help, LORD, for the godly man ceases!
For the faithful disappear from among the
sons of men. 2
They speak idly everyone
with his neighbor; With flattering lips and a
double heart they speak. 3
May the LORD
cut off all flattering lips, And the tongue that
speaks proud things” (Ps. 12:1-3, NKJV)

11. FaithfulnessFaithfulness
• is a quality to be found in our
relationships
– with God
– with our family
– with our fellow man/brethren
– all aspects of our lives

12. FaithfulnessFaithfulness To GodTo God
• Believe in Him
and in His Word
despite what
• Believe in Him
and in His Word
despite what

13. "But the Word
preached did not profit
them, not being mixed
with faith in them that
heard it"
Hebrews 4:2
"But the Word
preached did not profit
them, not being mixed
with faith in them that
heard it"
Hebrews 4:2
Let those words sink in:
"Unless what you
read and hear
preached is mixed
with faith, it is of no
value to you!"
Let those words sink in:
"Unless what you
read and hear
preached is mixed
with faith, it is of no
value to you!"
What you hear must be mingled with faith

14. • Scripture says, "(Jesus) was faithful to him that
appointed him, as also Moses was faithful in all
his house"
Heb. 3:2
• In what way was their faithfulness measured?
• How were they – Jesus & Moses- truly faithful
in all things?

15. They were counted faithful becauseThey were counted faithful because
• They never doubted the heavenly Father's word to them.
• They knew that what God said He would do, He would indeed fulfill.
You see, faithfulness is simply believing that God will keep His
Word.
• In this sense, Jesus and Moses "held the beginning of (their)
confidence steadfast unto the end" (Hebrews 3:14).
• They didn't have an up-and-down, hot-and-cold, here-today-and-gone-
tomorrow kind of faith. Their faith never wavered to the end!
• And just as Jesus was faithful in His confidence in the Father,
our faithfulness will measured by the same standard: "But
Christ as a son over his own house, whose house are we, if
we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm
unto the end" Heb. 3:6

16. FaithfulnessFaithfulness To GodTo God
R E Q U I R E D I NR E Q U I R E D I N
• Faithful Wives
• Faithful Masters &
Bondservants
• Faithful Men
• Faithful Children
• Faithful in death
(e.g., Martyr)
• Faithful Wives
• Faithful Masters &
Bondservants
• Faithful Men
• Faithful Children
• Faithful in death
(e.g., Martyr)
• 1 Tim. 3:11
• 1 Tim. 6:1, 2; Titus
2:9, 10; Col. 3:22-41
• 2 Tim. 2:2; Titus 2:2
• Titus 1:6; 2:6-8
• Rev. 2:10, 13
• 1 Tim. 3:11
• 1 Tim. 6:1, 2; Titus
2:9, 10; Col. 3:22-41
• 2 Tim. 2:2; Titus 2:2
• Titus 1:6; 2:6-8
• Rev. 2:10, 13
“. . .Silvanus, our faithful brother as I
consider him. . .” (1 Pet. 5:12)

17. • in what God has given us (Matt. 25:21)
• in small things (Lk. 16:10-12)
– small things are for proving fidelity for greater
things
– “If you have run with the footmen, and they
have wearied you, Then how can you contend
with horses? And if in the land of peace, In
which you trusted, they wearied you, Then how
will you do in the floodplain of the Jordan?”
(Jer. 12:5, NKJV)
FaithfulnessFaithfulness To GodTo God
AREAS OF

18. “God does not judge by the magnitude
of an act, but by the spiritual principles
and motives which lie back of the act. A
small action may discover and lay bare
these principles quite as well as a large
one. In the administration of small
properties entrusted to us on the earth
we reveal our disposition and temper as
stewards quite as well as if we owned
half the universe”
(J. W. McGarvey, The Fourfold Gospel)

19. • assembling with the saints (Heb. 10:24, 25)
– ask yourself. . .“If everyone were as faithful as I
am, what would the church here be like?”
• be there for those in trouble
– discipline/admonishment
– encouragement
FaithfulnessFaithfulness To BrethrenTo Brethren
AREAS OF

20. 19 These are the ones who cause divisions, worldly-
minded, devoid of the Spirit.
20 But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your
most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit,
21 keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting
anxiously for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to
eternal life.
22 And have mercy on some, who are doubting;
23 save others, snatching them out of the fire; and
on some have mercy with fear, hating even the
garment polluted by the flesh.
24 Now to Him who is able to keep you from
stumbling, and to make you stand in the presence
of His glory blameless with great joy”
JUDE (NASB)

21. • assembling with the saints (Heb. 10:24, 25)
– “If everyone were as faithful as I am, what
would the church here be like?”
• be there for those in trouble
– discipline/admonishment
– encouragement
– “Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble Is
like a bad tooth and a foot out of joint”
(Prov. 25:19, NKJV)
• Submit to one another (Eph. 5:21)
FaithfulnessFaithfulness To BrethrenTo Brethren
AREAS OF

22. • parents to children (Eph. 6:4; cf. 2 Tim. 1:5)
– “do not provoke” (viz. by unreasonable severity,
unrighteous commandments, etc.)
– “but bring them up” – or nourish them up to
maturity
– “in the training”
• i.e., translated as “chastening” (Heb. 12:5, 7, 8, 11)
– “and admonition” (instruction)
– “of the Lord”
FaithfulnessFaithfulness To FamilyTo Family
AREAS OF

23. • children to parents (Eph. 6:1-3)
–“But if any widow has children or grandchildren,
let them first learn to show piety at home and to
repay their parents; for this is good and
acceptable before God” (1 Tim. 5:4, NKJV)
FaithfulnessFaithfulness To FamilyTo Family
AREAS OF

24. • wife to husband
–“Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the
Lord” (Eph. 5:22, NKJV)
– “. . .let the wife see that she respects her
husband” (Eph. 5:33, NKJV)
– E.g., Bathsheba to David (1 Kin. 1:31); Sarah to
Abraham (1 Pet. 3:2-6); etc.
FaithfulnessFaithfulness To FamilyTo Family
AREAS OF

25. • husband to wife
–“Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved
the church and gave Himself for her” (Eph. 5:25, NKJV)
– “So husbands ought to love their own wives as their
own bodies; he who loves his wife loves himself. For
no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and
cherishes it, just as the Lord does the church”
(Eph. 5:28, 29, NKJV)
– Nevertheless let each one of you in particular so love
his own wife as himself. . .” (Eph. 5:33, NKJV)
FaithfulnessFaithfulness To FamilyTo Family
AREAS OF

26. 1 Now concerning the things about which you
wrote, it is good for a man not to touch a
woman.
2 But because of immoralities, each man is to
have his own wife, and each woman is to have
her own husband.
3 The husband must fulfill his duty to his
wife, and likewise also the wife to her
husband.
4 The wife does not have authority over her
own body, but the husband does; and likewise
also the husband does not have authority over
his own body, but the wife does.
1 Corinthians 7:1-4 (NASB)

27. Realize the Faithfulness of GodRealize the Faithfulness of God
• 1 Corinthians 10:13 (In Temptation)
• 2 Thessalonians 3:3
(In Protection from Satan)
• 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24
(In Sanctification/Salvation)
• 1 John 1:9 (In Forgiveness)

28. Faithfulness
• describes one’s faithful service that may
be relied upon
• describes one’s loyalty that may be
depended upon
• describes one’s word that may be
accepted
• describes one’s unwavering commitment
to Jesus Christ
DOES IT DESCRIBE YOU?

29. take 3 things to heart:take 3 things to heart:
• I. Don't Listen to the Lies of the Devil
We must remind ourselves daily, "I have an enemy who is
out to destroy me. He is a liar, a deceiver and a seducer."
Jesus said, "The devil... was a murderer from the
beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no
truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his
own: for he is a liar, and the father of it" (John 8:44).

30. • Satan doesn't waste his time lying to sinners; they're
already captive, held prisoner by his deception. No,
Satan lies to those believers whose hearts are set on
the Lord. He plants lies in the minds of the true
seekers, God's holy ones. In fact, we can narrow this
down even further:
Satan Uses His Most Subtle,
Convincing Lies Against Those
Who Are Determined To Enter
God's Provided Rest!

31. • II. Examine Yourself - See If You
Have Been Guilty of the Sin of
Unbelief
"Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an
evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God"
Heb. 3:12
This is addressed not to the sinner - but to believers.
He's saying, "You - partakers of the heavenly calling.
Take heed, beware, watch out. Make sure you don't
have an evil heart of unbelief!"

32. • The author of Hebrew ties it all together:
1) an evil heart of unbelief,
2) hardening of the heart,
3) departing from God.
Here is how the process of hardening occurs: First you
allow Satan to lie to you. Second, a seed of unbelief is
planted. Then your hardness causes all kinds of
disruptions: dryness, emptiness, a reliance on feelings
and emotions. Eventually, you end up departing from
God in your heart.

33. • III. Be Fully Persuaded That Your
High Priest Is Touched by All Your
Hurts - and That You Have Full
Access to His Throne!

34. Hebrews 4:14-16Hebrews 4:14-16
• "Seeing then that we have a great high priest,
that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the
Son of God, let us hold fast our profession.
For we have not an high priest which cannot
be touched with the feeling of our infirmities;
but was in all points tempted like as we are,
yet was without sin. Let us therefore come
boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may
obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of
need"

35. • We have been invited into the throne room of
the Potentate of the universe: "Neither is
there any creature that is not manifest in his
sight: but all things are naked and opened
unto the eyes of him with whom we have to
do" (Hebrews 4:13).
• He knows what you have been through, what
you are going through now and what you face
ahead. And He is waiting for you to come
boldly to Him!

36. • You see, He Himself has experienced all that
we are going through, at all points. And He is
sympathetic, loving, full of mercy and anxious
to help in our time of need. You don't have to
explain anything to Him. You can just kneel
before Him and say boldly, "Jesus, You know
what I'm going through. I can't put it into words.
But You've; been here, too - so please help
me!"

37. • Is this your time of need? Do you know
He is available at any time? You don't
have to say, "I've got to go home and
get in my secret closet to enter God's
throne room." No, the throne is
available to you anytime and anywhere.
And God invites you to come boldly and
without reservation, with full confidence
that He will answer - that He will always
keep His Word!

38. • Yet we are not to bring the abomination
of unbelief into His presence. Instead,
we are to "convince ourselves" and be
"fully persuaded." "But ye, beloved,
building up yourselves on your most
holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost"
(Jude 20).

39. • Saints, we live by promises, not by what we
see. And if we are to be faithful to God, we
cannot sit around nursing our doubts.
Instead, encourage yourself daily in the
Lord, dealing with all unbelief, saying,
"Lord, I'll not put up with it!" Reject the
devil's lies, and build up your faith upon
God's Word. Then you will be able to say in
all your trials, "I will rejoice, because I have
a place to go in my time of need."