in the new testament Jesus denounced the fig tree for having no fruit.?

Question

the bible also says it salt loses it flavour what good is it. it also says not to hide your light under a bushel
what hope is there for me. ? i have lost hope and assurance

Answer 1

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The fig tree is Israel today and has produced no fruit, that is the fruit of God's Word.

Salt, so many have become a sweet Christian.
Stand boldly and say nay or yea, according to God's Word.

Be a light to all in the room, be of good spirit.
This is easy to accomplish, just be pleasant.

There is always hope.
But you have to pull yourself out of the funk you are in.
Pray about it.


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Answer 2

"these three remain: faith, hope & love, and the greatest of these is love"

Please hang in there, Jay O. This too shall pass, you never know what's around the corner. Many people go through periods of utter hopelessness and despair and get through it, and you can too. Please don't quit.

Some parts of the Bible can be difficult to analyse when you're feeling hopeless and without assurance, but don't be too hard on yourself. You don't have to have it all worked out in one day.

Like Elijah, who suffered burnout, we can feel so hopeless we could die, but he was given good rest, good meals, and he got up to live another day, and so can we. Take care, dear.

Answer 3

There is always hope.

Hope comes from within. It is not dependent upon something someone wrote or didn't write 2,000 years ago.

If salt lost its flavour it would still have many uses - preventing ice on roads for one.

It is just plain stupid to denounce trees for anything. Trees do not have free will.

I have not heard of many people actually planning to hide lights under bushels. The few who do so, do it for good reasons such as fear of discovery.

None of these texts have any meaning in your situation.

You are probably clinically depressed and should see a CBT therapist as soon as you can.

Answer 4

Deuteronomy 31:6
Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you."

Don't fret the small stuff. I don't know what kind of trial and tribulation you are going through right now, but you will emerge in victory. The Lord is always with you; especially, in time of needs. In Him you are strong. Look at your God instead of your problem. He is bigger than life. So tell your mountain to disappear in the name of the Lord.

I will say a prayer for you, my friend.

Answer 5

Repent. That means separate yourself from whatever is hindering your faith. Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Fruitfulness is the result of fellowship with God. This is not a religious duty. This is a great privelage. In Deuteronomy 6 (later referred to by Jesus as the "first and great commandment") the commandment is given to "love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and with all your enthusiasm." Obey this passage. Do what ever it takes. Don't stop at anything. Quit your job if you have to, I did. But rekindle the flame of love for God in your heart. If you are in a dead church that isn't loving God and obeying Him - get out! You are responsible for your relationship with God, not the church. You may have to move to another part of the world to obey God - but do it!! Pursue God with everything that is inside you. Pray and ask Him to help you. He loves you very, very much and cares about your soul. He will help you if you ask Him.

I've been there, I know what I'm talking about.

God bless.

Answer 6

A fruitless tree is for the fire. A person who doesn't investigate to find the truth and share that truth...what can be said of that one.
Investigate religion and find the truth with your own good mind.
No matter what your state The Creator of us all will take note of your effort and answer your fervent prayer.

Answer 7

You will draw many answers to this question, all from persons claiming to know something special about Pesharim and Parables . Anyone placing any credence in absurd mythology will only seperate himself from reality. Ignore the bull**** Bible stories, leave the sheep, think for yourself.

Answer 8

yeah ... i always found Jesus' condemnation of the fig tree rather silly. he killed it because he was hungry and the tree wasn't fruiting at his convenience. being the miracle worker that he was he could have just as easily caused the fig tree to fruit instead of punishing it with death. in this way he would have had figs to eat in the moment and the tree would have lived to fruit another season. instead he killed the tree and made it worthless to himself and everyone else.

interesting lesson there.

as to hope and assurance ... whatever you do, whatever mistakes you make or goodness you provide is part of your life experience. learn, grow, evolve.

Answer 9

Say. Isn't it God that decides what has rotted or lost it's flavor? If you are serious about feeling lost, then you still have a chance. YOU may not see where it is going, but He does. So....go be some tabasco in a bowl of Christmas Chili......

Answer 10

It might help to remember that a great saint, St Theresa of Avila, suffered twenty years of spiritual dryness. They strengthened rather than weakened her. It is not uncommon for Christians to go through a period such as the one you are enduring.

First of all, it isn't necessarily bad to be in a spiritually dry place -- unless it is because of sin. If we commit a sin that we know the Lord wants us to abandon, then He often withholds His fellowship from us. We sense a distance between the Lord and ourselves and it hurts. Of course, this does not mean that the Lord is abandoning us, nor does it mean He does not love us. If anything, it is a demonstration of His love to let us feel broken fellowship since it moves us to repentance.
On the other hand, spiritual dryness can be a specific time that the Lord wants us to go through as a time of testing and of preparation. The Lord will allow us to be tested into order to refine our faith. Think about it. Do we stay Christians because of the feeling of fellowship we have with the Lord or is it because we trust in Jesus, God in flesh (John 1:1,14), as our Savior and Lord (Jude 4)? We are justified by faith (Rom. 5:1) and our assurance of salvation is found by faith, not by feeling. After all, "The just shall live by faith," (Hab. 2:4). Therefore, The Lord can use a spiritually dry time to cause us to examine what and who our faith is in so that we might rest assured in the cross, and not our feelings that can deceive us (Jer. 17:9).
Spiritual dryness can also be a time of preparation. Most every major person in the Bible that was used mightily of God had to go through a desert time. This includes Moses, Elijah, Jesus, and Paul. Being in a place where we are dry, waiting, wanting, praying, examining, etc., is often the proving ground of strength and refinement. Then, after this time is completed, the thing that we have been prepared for comes upon us. Sometimes this preparation is for hardship, sorrow, and pain. Other times it is for blessing, reward, and ministry. Remember, the Lord has not saved us to be trophies on a shelf. We are instruments in His hands to be used in the world. This usage requires that we be able to be used, able to be sent, able to trust the Lord in spite of what we see and feel! Hence, the time of spiritual dryness that is a time of preparation.
What do you do in a time of spiritual dryness? First of all, you should ask the Lord to reveal any unconfessed sins of which you have not repented. If He reveals anything to you, then confess it as sin and repent of it -- even if it is a sin you have committed so many times before. Second, you must read your word regularly. Third, you must pray regularly. And fourth, you must trust the Lord through this. You must look to Him and remember that He loves you greatly and will never forsake you. In this, your faith will be perfected, your character improved, your walk strengthened, and you will be prepared for the tasks ahead that the Lord has called you to encounter.
And finally, in the midst of your dryness, offer praise and thanksgiving to the Lord. Do not let your feelings rob you of the opportunity to praise and thank God even when the times are not so great. Remember, it is easy to praise God when things go well. But the true men and women of Christian character praise God through the trials as well.