the lord tries hearts
2007-08-14 00:42:23 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
You will know them by their fruits: We guard ourselves against false prophets by taking heed to their fruits. This means paying attention to many aspects of their life and ministry.
i. We should pay attention to the manner of living a teacher shows. Do they show righteousness, humility and faithfulness in the way they live?
ii. We should pay attention to the content of their teaching. Is it true fruit from God’s Word, or is it man-centered, appealing to ears that want to be tickled?
iii. We should pay attention to the effect of their teaching. Are people growing in Jesus or merely being entertained, and eventually falling away?
d. Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit: This fruit is the inevitable result of who we are. Eventually - though it may take a time for the harvest to come - the good or bad fruit is evident, revealing what sort of "tree" we are.
2007-08-14 00:50:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Ahh one of the many contradictions...And a major point that has been used to fuel so much religious persecution and murder in the name of "god". "Judge not lest ye be judged" vs. "by their fruits ye shall know them". Paul certainly did a lot of judging - "it is not permitted that women should speak in the congregation", And for a guy that was an open mysogenist, even a woman-hater, he sure did a lot of open condemnation of homosexuals as well in Romans 1. Sounds like a classic case of denial - especially considering how close he was to young Timothy. Hmmm....
2007-08-14 07:53:16 · answer #2 · answered by wulfric JPA 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Matthew 7:20 is not about testing someone sincerity it's talking about religions and how good religions wont have bad followers...well bad TRUE followers anyway.
2007-08-14 07:48:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Read the proverbs then you will find out !
There is a lot of wisdom there about how to know people.
2007-08-14 08:50:42 · answer #4 · answered by Davinci22 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
we will recognize the false prophets by the results of what they did..
sometimes it seems good and normal, but when we think about it more and more, we could see if something is wrong
2007-08-14 07:51:19 · answer #5 · answered by wEnNy 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
By the fruit that is produced
2007-08-14 07:46:54 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Also...
We shall know them (true believers) by their fruits
2007-08-14 07:46:27 · answer #7 · answered by primoa1970 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋