Sunday, June 24, 2012
Good tree bears good fruit
285th post
Lord I want You.
And Your Holy Spirit.
Really envious of some who share such a close relationship with God.
You know it's incredible when people can prophesy ( accurately ) and such.
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Something on my mind recently:
'Good tree bears good fruit.'
I've heard some quoting this and associate with 'if a person is walking right with God, he/she will definitely witness converts from the people they bring to church.'
( They suggest that it is a must / criteria to prove that they are walking right with God. )
And now, here's what I saw from a commentary:
'Clarke's Commentary on the Bible
So every good tree - As the thorn can only produce thorns, not grapes; and the thistle, not figs, but prickles; so an unregenerate heart will produce fruits of degeneracy. As we perfectly know that a good tree will not produce bad fruit, and the bad tree will not, cannot produce good fruit, so we know that the profession of godliness, while the life is ungodly, is imposture, hypocrisy, and deceit. A man cannot be a saint and a sinner at the same time. Let us remember, that as the good tree means a good heart, and the good fruit, a holy life, and that every heart is naturally vicious; so there is none but God who can pluck up the vicious tree, create a good heart, plant, cultivate, water, and make it continually fruitful in righteousness and true holiness.'
What do you think?
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