With Gentleness and Respect

With gentleness and respect
The apostle Peter writes,
“But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect,”1 Peter 3:15.
As believers in Christ Jesus we should always be ready to give an answer as to why we place our hope in Christ Jesus. Not only that we should be doing it with as Peter tells us, “with gentleness and respect.”
Followers of Christ should never be attacking others with their faith. We should be presenting our faith. Then leaving it up to the individual we have presented it to, to decide whether or not to believe what we presented.
If we are a true Christian, a true believer in Christ Jesus we will exhibit what the apostle Paul calls the fruit of the spirit. Paul writing,
But the fruit of the Spirit is

love, 

joy, 

peace, 

patience, 

kindness, 

goodness, 

faithfulness,  

gentleness 

and 

self-control. 

Against such things there is no law.  

                                              Galatians 5:22,23.

Thus my question to anyone who is reading this and calling themselves a Christian, a follower of Christ Jesus; is this the fruit of your life?
Please think about it.