I was just curious what you might think of this... I found this note in my Bible today during church from a sermon I heard in high school, and I totally forgot I had it in there, but it made me think. Here's what it says:

"So often we vehemently and self-righteously oppose things like drunkenness, adultery, idolatry, thievery, etc, when these are not really the real problems in life; these are only mere manifestations of the sickness of the soul. And the opposite is true as well -- so often we praise things like wisdom, contentedness, being a servant, kindness, generosity, etc, but these are not what Christianity is all about either -- these are only mere reflections of an intimate, loving relationship with Christ. Just like condemning a non-Christian and trying to "cure" his addiction to alcohol, for example, isn't going to save his soul, asking God to make you more generous isn't going to make you a "better" Christian.

Galatians says that "The fruit OF THE SPIRIT is love, joy, peace..." We're not supposed to seek after the FRUIT of the Spirit; we're supposed to seek after the SPIRIT in order that the fruit may be produced in our lives!! And in the same way, we shouldn't come down on non-Christians (with Christians it's a little different) for the "fruit of the world" that is being manifested in their lives, instead we should point non-Christians to the emptiness of their hearts and offer them the promise of life through Christ, so that the fruit in their life will change too!"

I don't know... I think there's some truth to that, at least, but I don't know about all of it....?? It's a little different perspective, I think..