8 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light 9 (for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth), 10 finding out what is acceptable to the Lord.
There is no shame in doing what is good and right. Therefore, unlike those who do their evil deeds in darkness to hide them, Children of Light can live in complete oneness before God and people (1 John 1:5-7) because they have nothing to hide or to fear. The Fruit of the Spirit-summarized here as goodness, righteousness, and truth-is described more specifically in Galatians 5:22,23. (Notes from The Jeremiah Study Bible Copyright © 2013 by David Jeremiah, Inc.)