“Are You Producing Good Fruit? ”
BIBLE
READING: Matthew 7
Matthew 7:15-20
Jesus condemned hypocritical judging
wherein one condemns another while engaging is similar or more grievous
sins. We tend to have lofty standards
for others that somehow don't apply to us.
Our text for today is very simple, judge people by what they do.
Too many times we judge others on what
we think they are thinking or what they intended by something they did. All this is speculation. I can't read minds or the intents of the
heart.
However, it is easy to see what people
do. Christ says here that we will know
everyone by their fruits. If they are
good, so is the tree (person). If they
are bad, the tree is bad. If a tree is
bearing bad fruit it is to be "hewn" down and cast into the
fire. It is our mission to help people
distinguish good and bad fruit (of others and their own) in order to continue
to do God's good work or to change from bad to good through God's guidance.
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