Bearing fruit

[InSpiritInTruth]

Jesus is my confidence, not myself. My assurance is not found in my actions but in God.

Do you have confidence in Jesus' words as true?

Matthew 7:16-20[SUP]16 [/SUP]Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
[SUP]17 [/SUP]Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
[SUP]18 [/SUP]A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
[SUP]19 [/SUP]Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
[SUP]20 [/SUP]Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.

 

[BenFTW]

Do you have confidence in Jesus' words as true?

Matthew 7:16-20[SUP]16 [/SUP]Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
[SUP]17 [/SUP]Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
[SUP]18 [/SUP]A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
[SUP]19 [/SUP]Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
[SUP]20 [/SUP]Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.

His grace is sufficient.

1 Corinthians 3:10-15 King James Version (KJV)

10 According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon.
11 For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
12 Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;
13 Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is.
14 If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.
15 If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.

 

[InSpiritInTruth]

Like I said you see a fire and you think it means hell, it doesn't.

You mean like this?........

Matthew 5:27-30[SUP]27 [/SUP]Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:
[SUP]28 [/SUP]But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
[SUP]29 [/SUP]And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
[SUP]30 [/SUP]And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell."

Matthew 18:7-9
[SUP]7 [/SUP]Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!
[SUP]8 [/SUP]Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire.

[SUP]9 [/SUP]And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire."

Mark 9:43-48
[SUP]43 [/SUP]And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:
[SUP]44 [/SUP]Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
[SUP]45 [/SUP]And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:
[SUP]46 [/SUP]Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
[SUP]47 [/SUP]And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire:
[SUP]48 [/SUP]Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.

 

[InSpiritInTruth]

Yes..the truth in Romans 11 has nothing to do with bearing fruit.

Romans 11:16 "For if the firstfruit be holy, the lump is also holy: and if the root be holy, so are the branches."

 

[Grace777x70]

In "context" Matthew 7 is talking about false prophets - not the believer that is secure in Christ. Jesus is talking about false prophets in verse 15.

Matthew 7:15-21 (NASB)
[SUP]15 [/SUP] "Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves.

[SUP]16 [/SUP] "You will know them by their fruits. Grapes are not gathered from thorn bushes nor figs from thistles, are they?

[SUP]17 [/SUP] "So every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit.

[SUP]18 [/SUP] "A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, nor can a bad tree produce good fruit.

[SUP]19 [/SUP] "Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

[SUP]20 [/SUP] "So then, you will know them by their fruits.

[SUP]21 [/SUP] "Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter. ( the will of the Father is to believe on His Son - our Lord Jesus Christ - John 6:40 )

It is vitally important that we read all scripture in it's context and to read it through the finished work of Christ. Always see who the person is talking to in the text. Don't take someone else's medicine.

Here is an example of a scripture by itself says that if we have sinned - we are blotted out of the book.

Exodus 32:33 (NASB)
[SUP]33 [/SUP] The LORD said to Moses, "Whoever has sinned against Me, I will blot him out of My book.

This is a statement that is truly stated on it's own but if you factor in the finished work of Christ - the greater truth of Christ's work supersedes this verse.

 

[InSpiritInTruth]

His grace is sufficient.

1 Corinthians 3:10-15 King James Version (KJV)

10 According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon.
11 For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
12 Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;
13 Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is.
14 If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.
15 If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.

That verse is not speaking about sin, aka works of the flesh. Sinners shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

 

[InSpiritInTruth]

In "context" Matthew 7 is talking about false prophets - not the believer that is secure in Christ. Jesus is talking about false prophets in verse 15.

Matthew 7:15-21 (NASB)
[SUP]15 [/SUP] "Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves.

[SUP]16 [/SUP] "You will know them by their fruits. Grapes are not gathered from thorn bushes nor figs from thistles, are they?

[SUP]17 [/SUP] "So every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit.

[SUP]18 [/SUP] "A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, nor can a bad tree produce good fruit.

[SUP]19 [/SUP] "Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

[SUP]20 [/SUP] "So then, you will know them by their fruits.

[SUP]21 [/SUP] "Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter. ( the will of the Father is to believe on His Son - our Lord Jesus Christ - John 6:40 )

It is vitally important that we read all scripture in it's context and to read it through the finished work of Christ. Always see who the person is talking to in the text. Don't take someone else's medicine.

So who are the good trees in the parable if it is only about false prophets as you say? Hmmmmm

 

[Cee]

That verse is not speaking about sin, aka works of the flesh. Sinners shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

9Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality,[SUP]c[/SUP] 10nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. 11And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God. 12“All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will not be dominated by anything.

Romans 6:6 We know that our old man was crucified with him so that the body of sin would no longer dominate us, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin.We're washed, cleansed, and justified. All things are lawful, but not helpful. Because we are no longer dominated by sin (enslaved to it) we can now choose to love others as we have been loved.

C.

 

[Grace777x70]

First fruit in King Jimmie language simply means that "which comes first". This has nothing to do with bearing fruit in Matthew 7.

Romans 11:16 is talking about Israel being holy to the Lord and so will the Gentiles if they believe in the gospel of the grace of Christ too.

Generally [FONT="Gentium" !important]aparchē[/FONT] means "the firstfruits in relationship to everything else produced"

Complete Biblical Library Greek-English Dictionary, The - The Complete Biblical Library Greek-English Dictionary – Alpha-Gamma.

Romans 11:16 (NASB)
[SUP]16 [/SUP] If the first piece of dough is holy, the lump is also; and if the root is holy, the branches are too.

Here it is being used by Paul.

Romans 16:5 (NASB)
[SUP]5 [/SUP] also greet the church that is in their house. Greet Epaenetus, my beloved, who is the first convert to Christ from Asia.

 

[Cee]

What makes Matthew 7 even more clear to me, is the part that says, "I never knew you..."

Sometimes people read that as, I knew you once, but then because you didn't do right, so now you're going to burn in hell.

When it actually says, I never knew you.

And also notice: the people coming to Jesus are pointing to their works, didn't we cast our demons, and heal the sick... but not pointing to His love. Why? Because they never knew His love. They knew Him as Lord, but not Savior.

Further, this is written in Matthew, which is focused on the Jews.

In "context" Matthew 7 is talking about false prophets - not the believer that is secure in Christ. Jesus is talking about false prophets in verse 15.

Matthew 7:15-21 (NASB)
[SUP]15 [/SUP] "Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves.

[SUP]16 [/SUP] "You will know them by their fruits. Grapes are not gathered from thorn bushes nor figs from thistles, are they?

[SUP]17 [/SUP] "So every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit.

[SUP]18 [/SUP] "A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, nor can a bad tree produce good fruit.

[SUP]19 [/SUP] "Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

[SUP]20 [/SUP] "So then, you will know them by their fruits.

[SUP]21 [/SUP] "Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter. ( the will of the Father is to believe on His Son - our Lord Jesus Christ - John 6:40 )

It is vitally important that we read all scripture in it's context and to read it through the finished work of Christ. Always see who the person is talking to in the text. Don't take someone else's medicine.

Here is an example of a scripture by itself says that if we have sinned - we are blotted out of the book.

Exodus 32:33 (NASB)
[SUP]33 [/SUP] The LORD said to Moses, "Whoever has sinned against Me, I will blot him out of My book.

This is a statement that is truly stated on it's own but if you factor in the finished work of Christ - the greater truth of Christ's work supersedes this verse.

 

[Grace777x70]

So who are the good trees in the parable if it is only about false prophets as you say? Hmmmmm

Simple.....the good trees that those that Christ has made clean by faith in His finished work. Jesus' blood was more then enough to make us good because we are in Him.

Jesus is contrasting the good tree ( those in Christ ) and the bad tree - those not in Christ - but trying to create their own righteousness by their good deeds - as can be seen in Matt 7:22-23.

Jesus said "I never knew you".( verse 23 ) ..not that I knew you once but don't now. Jesus said He knows His sheep. We don't go from being a sheep to a goat and then back to a sheep again ..etc...etc.

 

[InSpiritInTruth]

9Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality,[SUP]c[/SUP] 10nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. 11And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God. 12“All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will not be dominated by anything.

Romans 6:6 We know that our old man was crucified with him so that the body of sin would no longer dominate us, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin.We're washed, cleansed, and justified. All things are lawful, but not helpful. Because we are no longer dominated by sin (enslaved to it) we can now choose to love others as we have been loved.

C.

If you are a past tense sinner, and a present day saint that's great! So just abide and remain in the goodness of Christ(the Vine) and you will bring forth good fruit.

 

[InSpiritInTruth]

Simple.....the good trees that those that Christ has made clean by faith in His finished work.

Jesus is contrasting the good tree ( those in Christ ) and the bad tree - those not in Christ -

So it's not only about false prophets as you suggested earlier is it? Pretty simple stuff....[SUP]17 [/SUP] "So every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit.

[SUP]18 [/SUP] "A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, nor can a bad tree produce good fruit. "

So if one claims to be "in Christ", but yet they are still producing "bad fruit"=sinful behaviour then according to Jesus' words they are really phonies= reprobate, and not truly "in Christ." Not hard to grasp.

 

[InSpiritInTruth]

What makes Matthew 7 even more clear to me, is the part that says, "I never knew you..."

Sometimes people read that as, I knew you once, but then because you didn't do right, so now you're going to burn in hell.

When it actually says, I never knew you.

But as I showed in my OP John 15 speaks of those who were once "in Him" but are taken away because they did not abide in the faith and bear good fruit. But many try to distort it's meaning, which is a no, no.

John 15:1 "I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.[SUP]2 [/SUP]Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away:

 

[FreeNChrist]

You mean like this?........

Matthew 5:27-30[SUP]27 [/SUP]Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:
[SUP]28 [/SUP]But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
[SUP]29 [/SUP]And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
[SUP]30 [/SUP]And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell."

Matthew 18:7-9
[SUP]7 [/SUP]Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!
[SUP]8 [/SUP]Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire.

[SUP]9 [/SUP]And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire."

Mark 9:43-48
[SUP]43 [/SUP]And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:
[SUP]44 [/SUP]Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
[SUP]45 [/SUP]And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:
[SUP]46 [/SUP]Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
[SUP]47 [/SUP]And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire:
[SUP]48 [/SUP]Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.

You're all over the place. No I mean in the Vine and branches analogy.

 

[InSpiritInTruth]

You're all over the place. No I mean in the Vine and branches analogy.

Not hard to imagine what fire burns the bad non good fruit bearing trees and branches.

Matthew 13:41-50[SUP]41 [/SUP]The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity;
[SUP]42 [/SUP]And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
[SUP]43 [/SUP]Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
[SUP]44 [/SUP]Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.
[SUP]45 [/SUP]Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls:
[SUP]46 [/SUP]Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.
[SUP]47 [/SUP]Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind:
[SUP]48 [/SUP]Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away.
[SUP]49 [/SUP]So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just,
[SUP]50 [/SUP]And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth."

 

[Grace777x70]

So it's not only about false prophets as you suggested earlier is it? Pretty simple stuff....[SUP]17 [/SUP] "So every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit.

[SUP]18 [/SUP] "A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, nor can a bad tree produce good fruit. "

So if one claims to be "in Christ", but yet they are still producing "bad fruit"=sinful behaviour then according to Jesus' words they are really phonies= reprobate, and not truly "in Christ." Not hard to grasp.

I didn't suggest it was for false prophets - Jesus did in Matthew 7:15. I believe Him. It's vitally important to take scripture in context or you can make whatever you want out of any scripture.

Define "sinful behavior" in your mind?...and just what is good fruit in your mind? Thank you.

 

[Grace777x70]

But as I showed in my OP John 15 speaks of those who were once "in Him" but are taken away because they did not abide in the faith and bear good fruit. But many try to distort it's meaning, which is a no, no.

John 15:1 "I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.[SUP]2 [/SUP]Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away:

You were shown by numerous people that "taketh away" is really "lifts up". The predominate usage is to "lift up, take up".

[FONT="Gentium" !important]airō[/FONT] verb
Raise, lift up, take up, pick up, bear away, carry off.
Complete Biblical Library Greek-English Dictionary, The - The Complete Biblical Library Greek-English Dictionary – Alpha-Gamma.

Here are some other uses in the NT showing how this word is used.

Matthew 14:20 (NASB)
[SUP]20 [/SUP] and they all ate and were satisfied. They picked up what was left over of the broken pieces, twelve full baskets.
Matthew 16:24 (NASB)

[SUP]24 [/SUP] Then Jesus said to His disciples, "If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me.

Matthew 17:27 (NASB)
[SUP]27 [/SUP] "However, so that we do not offend them, go to the sea and throw in a hook, and take the first fish that comes up; and when you open its mouth, you will find a shekel. Take that and give it to them for you and Me."

Mark 2:11 (NASB)
[SUP]11 [/SUP] "I say to you, get up, pick up your pallet and go home."

Anyway there are literally almost a hundred of these. When one continues to read scriptures with the mindset that we must "do things" in order to be saved to go to heaven - then we will see death, destruction, accursedness, evil, sin in everything instead of viewing it through the finished work of Christ.

And you are free to view scripture how ever you want too....

 

[Grace777x70]

But as I showed in my OP John 15 speaks of those who were once "in Him" but are taken away because they did not abide in the faith and bear good fruit. But many try to distort it's meaning, which is a no, no.

John 15:1 "I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.[SUP]2 [/SUP]Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away:

Here is something else. I know you might not want to read it as I have shown this probably 20x times but the viewers that are interested can read it.

The true gospel of the grace and love of Christ is truly life changing when we know His true character and nature towards His beloved children that His Son died and bled for!

Now Jesus knows that you can’t bear fruit – “no branch can bear fruit by itself” (Jn 15:4) – but He plans to bear His fruit through us.

What’s our part in this? He wants us to abide in Him, which means to dwell or stay put. It means don’t run off and try to do your own thing in your own strength. What’s His part? He plans to live His life through us and go on healing the sick and delivering the oppressed and doing all the other heaven-on-earth things He did when He was here in the flesh (Mk 16:17-18).

Are you a branch with no fruit?

What happens to unfruitful branches? Jesus said the branches that don’t bear fruit are “lifted up” (Jn 15:2). They are not cut off – that is a bad translation that would’ve made no sense to a Mediterranean listener!

The Greek word airo that is sometimes translated in Jn 15:2 as “cut off” or “take away,” can also mean to elevate, raise up or lift up. Here are some of examples of Jesus using the same word elsewhere: “If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me” (Mt 16:24). “They will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all” (Mk 16:18). “Rise, take up thy bed and walk” (Jn 5:8).

It makes about as much sense to cut off your bed and walk as it does to cut off bits of an unproducing vine.

A viticulturalist would never throw away a branch for that would be like amputating part of the vine. (If you’re thinking of suckers, see my note in the comments below.) Unfruitful branches are lifted out of the dirt and re-dressed so they can be nourished by the sun.

Sticking with that metaphor, the reason why some Christians are barren is that they’re facedown in the dirt and not looking at the Son. They’re busy, distracted, stressed, and have wandered from their protos agape, their primary love. When believers lose sight of Christ’s love they tend to become religious, just like the Ephesians. The next thing you know, they’re thinking that they have do stuff like obey His commandments to prove their love or earn His.

What is the remedy for unfruitful branches? God is. He is the Gardener who does the lifting up. He is not there to slash and burn but to prune and lift. As you begin to bear fruit it will be for His glory, not yours.

If you’ve been distracted doing the dead works of religion, just stop and come back to your first love which is His love. His love is like food for us. We are energized by it. I might tell myself that I am writing these posts because of my love for Him, but in truth, it’s His love for me that compels me to tell others the good news. I would not love Him except that He has first loved me (1 Jn 4:19).

God believes in you!

When Jesus said, “if you love me, you will keep my commandments,” He was not making a threat but a promise! He was saying, “If you love me you will do the works and greater works that I have done because I’m the one who’s going to do them through you.

Trust me! Believe in me! Abide in me!” Why does Jesus say we will do greater works? Because 2000 years ago there was only one Christ, but now there are millions of Little Christs.

Back then He was just a tender shoot (Is 53:2), but now He’s a mighty vine with branches reaching into every place. Back then God lived in just one man, but now He lives in millions of men, women and children all around the world and He wants out!

What are the greater works? They are the works of Jesus done millions of times over, every day, all over the world by ordinary branches like you and me.

Aren’t you amazed that God operates this way – through people? It’s like God is saying, “I believe in you. I have confidence that you will come to rest in my love and allow me to reveal myself to you and through you.” Carnal religion says it’s all about you and your faith so you’d better perform, but the gospel of grace declares it’s about Him and His faith so rest! Paul understood this which is why he said, “the life I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God who loved me” (Gal 2:20).

Branches can not bear fruit but vines can and do so naturally, without any effort. As a branch you carry the nature of the True Vine in you and He will bear His fruit through you. He promised! Do you believe Him?

At this point you probably want me to tell you what to do. “What’s the takeaway? What must I do?” We Christians are so hung up on working for God that we don’t know what to do with Jesus when He says, “just abide.”

Okay, here’s something you can do. Write this down. The next time you’re faced with a problem or trial, take a moment to let Jesus love on you.

Allow the Lifter of your head to turn your gaze from the dirt back to Himself and then bask in His love. He is already shining on you. He has already been gracious to you and blessed you and given you His peace. Receive it!

“As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love.” (Jn 15:9)

https://escapetoreality.org/2011/06/05/what-happens-to-unfruitful-branches/

 

[InSpiritInTruth]

I didn't suggest it was for false prophets - Jesus did in Matthew 7:15. I believe Him. It's vitally important to take scripture in context or you can make whatever you want out of any scripture.

Define "sinful behavior" in your mind?...and just what is good fruit in your mind? Thank you.

You said

In "context" Matthew 7 is talking about false prophets

There is more than one verse in Matthew 7, so the whole context is not limited to false prophets only, but is also about every bad tree and every good tree. False prophets are not good trees, so we know the context of Matthew 7 is not limited to only false prophets. Nor is every bad tree a false prophet, as there is more than one way to be a bad tree. So no the context of Matthew 7 is not limited only to false prophets.

Also works of the flesh= sinful behaviour is listed in the scriptures, look it up.