The fruit of the spirit is a Christian concept embodied in the scriptural writings of the book of Galatians, chapter 5, verse 22-26. The beginning of those passages in the new international version (NIV) of the Bible reads " But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control."The symbolism of fruit to represent desirable
. personal spiritual attributes gives form to each of the individual characteristics that reflect a person's good spirit. Those qualities represented by pieces of fruit can also be further interpreted as objects that can either be further used as sources of nourishment in order to increase their positive qualities, or as perishable items that could be lost.The concept of fruit as being representative of positive character attributes can be an especially powerful learning concept for young Christians.The Sermons 4 Kids website has a coloring page for the fruit of the spirit, designed by and used with the permission of the Calvary Chapel. The page features the outline of a tree, with a reference to the related Galatians Bible verses written below it.Within the outline of the branches of the tree are various pieces of fruit that provide graphical representations of the Biblical fruits of the spirit "" a pear for self control, watermelon for patience, grapes for gentleness, a strawberry for peace, an apple for love, and other pieces of fruit that represent the other spiritual attributes of joy, faithfulness, goodness and kindness.When presented along with scripture teachings, the coloring page can be a valuable learning tool for students as they associate with the concepts related to the fruit of the spirit by reading and coloring the various fruits, the tree and other parts of the page.In addition, the Discipleship Tools website has thought-provoking information about concepts related to the fruit of the spirit. More reference links: http://www.sermons4kids.com/fruit-of-the-spirit-colorpg.htm http://www.discipleshiptools.org/pages.asp?pageid=60402
