Rotten Fruit

Liberating Gospels The Spiritual Fruit of Freedom Live in the light of God (Isaiah 2:5)  Matthew 7:15-20 The Voice 15 Along the way, watch out for false prophets. They will come to you in sheep’s clothing, but underneath that quaint and innocent wool, they are hungry wolves. 16 But you will recognize them by their fruits. You don’t find sweet, delicious grapes growing on thorny bushes, do you? You don’t find delectable figs growing in the midst of prickly thistles. 17 People and their lives are like trees. Good trees bear beautiful, tasty fruit, but bad trees bear ugly, bitter fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bear ugly, bitter fruit; nor can a bad tree bear fruit that is beautiful and tasty. 19 And what happens to the rotten trees? They are cut down. They are used for firewood. 20 When a prophet comes to you and preaches this or that, look for his fruits: sweet or sour? Rotten or ripe? For Reflection Thes passages have never been more critical than they are today. Of course, the First-century Christians had fewer sources for information, but that did not mean that others would lure Christians away from the truth with false appeals to their self-serving objectives.  We are bombarded with social media, news media, propagandists, and pundits of all varieties daily. We can judge false prophets by the result of their words. If their words result in peace and love, we can believe them. If they result in hate, anger, and criticism, we must reject them. Pray Pray, and let the Holy Spirit guide your life. Pray and know your God. Pray and embrace truth and reject hate. Forward to a friend     Sign up for our mailing list!