Know Them By Their Fruits
[Mat 12:33–37
[33] "Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or else make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for a tree is known by [its] fruit.
[34] "Brood of vipers! How can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.
[35] "A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things.
[36] "But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment.
[37] "For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned."
[2Co 10:3–5
[3] For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh.
[4] For the weapons of our warfare [are] not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds,
[5] casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,
[Mat 7:17–20
[17] "Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.
[18] "A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor [can] a bad tree bear good fruit.
[19] "Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
[20] "Therefore by their fruits you will know them.
[2Co 9:10
[10] Now may He who supplies seed to the sower, and bread for food, supply and multiply the seed you have [sown] and increase the fruits of your righteousness,
[Phl 1:9–11
[9] And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and all discernment,
[10] that you may approve the things that are excellent, that you may be sincere and without offense till the day of Christ,
[11] being filled with the fruits of righteousness which [are] by Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
[Heb 13:15
[15] Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of [our] lips, giving thanks to His name.
[1Pe 3:10
[10] For "He who would love life And see good days, Let him refrain his tongue from evil, And his lips from speaking deceit.
[Mat 15:7
[7] "Hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy about you, saying:
[Mat 15:8–9
[8] 'These people draw near to Me with their mouth, And honor Me with [their] lips, But their heart is far from Me.
[9] And in vain they worship Me, Teaching [as] doctrines the commandments of men.' "
[Mat 15:16–20
[16] So Jesus said, "Are you also still without understanding?
[17] "Do you not yet understand that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and is eliminated?
[18] "But those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and they defile a man.
[19] "For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies.
[20] "These are [the things] which defile a man, but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile a man."
[Rom 8:1–2, 5–8
[1] [There is] therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.
[2] For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death. ...
[5] For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those [who live] according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit.
[6] For to be carnally minded [is] death, but to be spiritually minded [is] life and peace.
[7] Because the carnal mind [is] enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, nor indeed can be.
[8] So then, those who are in the flesh cannot please God.
xxx You will know them by their fruits. The fruit of their lips. Out of the abundance of their heart(beliefs) the mouth speaks. Your the tree and your words are your fruit. What comes out your carnal opinion or the verses from the Holy Spirit. We are to judge ourselves first before we ever judge someone else. And when we find ourselves sinners needing mercy and forgiveness. God tells us He will use the very same judgment on us that we use on others. So are you condemning yourself? Do you try to keep everything carnal, have you learned the language of the Holy Spirit yet? His judgment is the only righteous judgment. And He will only do it with the verses.
[Mat 12:33–37
[33] "Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or else make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for a tree is known by [its] fruit.
[34] "Brood of vipers! How can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.
[35] "A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things.
[36] "But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment.
[37] "For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned."
[2Co 10:3–5
[3] For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh.
[4] For the weapons of our warfare [are] not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds,
[5] casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,
[Mat 7:17–20
[17] "Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.
[18] "A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor [can] a bad tree bear good fruit.
[19] "Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
[20] "Therefore by their fruits you will know them.
[2Co 9:10
[10] Now may He who supplies seed to the sower, and bread for food, supply and multiply the seed you have [sown] and increase the fruits of your righteousness,
[Phl 1:9–11
[9] And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and all discernment,
[10] that you may approve the things that are excellent, that you may be sincere and without offense till the day of Christ,
[11] being filled with the fruits of righteousness which [are] by Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
[Heb 13:15
[15] Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of [our] lips, giving thanks to His name.
[1Pe 3:10
[10] For "He who would love life And see good days, Let him refrain his tongue from evil, And his lips from speaking deceit.
[Mat 15:7
[7] "Hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy about you, saying:
[Mat 15:8–9
[8] 'These people draw near to Me with their mouth, And honor Me with [their] lips, But their heart is far from Me.
[9] And in vain they worship Me, Teaching [as] doctrines the commandments of men.' "
[Mat 15:16–20
[16] So Jesus said, "Are you also still without understanding?
[17] "Do you not yet understand that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and is eliminated?
[18] "But those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and they defile a man.
[19] "For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies.
[20] "These are [the things] which defile a man, but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile a man."
[Rom 8:1–2, 5–8
[1] [There is] therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.
[2] For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death. ...
[5] For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those [who live] according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit.
[6] For to be carnally minded [is] death, but to be spiritually minded [is] life and peace.
[7] Because the carnal mind [is] enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, nor indeed can be.
[8] So then, those who are in the flesh cannot please God.
xxx You will know them by their fruits. The fruit of their lips. Out of the abundance of their heart(beliefs) the mouth speaks. Your the tree and your words are your fruit. What comes out your carnal opinion or the verses from the Holy Spirit. We are to judge ourselves first before we ever judge someone else. And when we find ourselves sinners needing mercy and forgiveness. God tells us He will use the very same judgment on us that we use on others. So are you condemning yourself? Do you try to keep everything carnal, have you learned the language of the Holy Spirit yet? His judgment is the only righteous judgment. And He will only do it with the verses.