The majority of the people in
the churches fall into the category of those “who hear God’s word, but all too
quickly the message is crowded out by the worries of this life, the lure of
wealth, and the desire for other things, so no fruit is produced!” Mark 4:18-19
NLT
These are Christians, who do not have the same humble and
serving attitude that Christ Jesus had! They selfishly look out only for their
own interests, want to get rich, and have a worry free lifestyle! (See Philippians
2:3-5)
These are the type of Christians who are
jealous of what others have. They quarrel, fight and scheme to take it away
from them. And when they ask God for things, their prayers are not being
answered, because
their motives are all wrong, they only want what will give them pleasure! (See
James 2:1-4)
You do not see lasting fruits of love, joy, peace, patience,
kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control been produced in
these Christians! (See Galatians 5:22-23)
Therefore, it is clear that Jesus did not choose these
Christians as He says: “You didn’t choose Me. I chose you. I appointed you to
go and produce lasting fruit, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask
for, using My name!” John 15:16 NLT
Jesus warns to, “Beware of false
prophets (Christians) who come disguised as harmless sheep but are really
vicious wolves. You can identify them by their fruit, that is, by the way
they act.” Matthew 7:15-16 NLT
“A good tree can’t produce bad fruit, and a bad tree can’t
produce good fruit.” Matthew 7:18 NLT
“Yes, just as you can identify a tree by its fruit, so you
can identify people by their actions.” Matthew 7:20 NLT
No comments:
Post a Comment