I thought of another question yesterday that I thought would be good to discuss...
John specifically described an important quality of the fruit: the fruit was "in keeping with repentance."
What does that mean to you?
ps. In the last post, Tracy asked about the verse where he talks about cutting down the trees that don't produce fruit. Do you think it is similar to this passage in Matthew?
I think it all ties into a faith that is living and producing fruit... but I suppose the question is, who are the trees being cut down, or the goats? Are they believers that aren't producing fruit? Is there even such a thing? Can there be a faith without works? Is that an important question?
Phew, lots of question marks there...
Friday, March 14, 2008
More About the Fruit
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I guess I see this passage mostly as a charge to live out my faith. We've started a Bible study at church about finances, and our pastor has been preaching about "being" the church and not "doing church." It seems that generosity, service, and showing grace and love are constant themes in my life right now. I guess it's like this: God has given me so much; I've accepted his all-powerful grace that gives me new life, now what am I going to DO about it?
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