Christian zeal is distinguished by its characteristics, or identifying marks. Where these fruits are found, either in us or others, we can be sure that sacred zeal is at the root; where these characteristics are absent, whatever a person might claim, true zeal is missing. Now that we have some idea of the nature of Christian zeal, we can consider its characteristics to determine whether we burn with this heavenly fire. Since zeal is that divine grace that awakens and inclines