TWO PRODUCTS

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Matthew 7:15–20 NKJV
“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles? Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Therefore by their fruits you will know them.

Main Idea: God desires for every follower of Christ to produce good works.

Key Question: What kind of fruit are you producing in your life?

False prophet/teacher is used 11 times in the NT.
There are two products in a prophet/teacher’s life.
You will know a false prophet by their fruits.
Matthew 7:20 NKJV
Therefore by their fruits you will know them.
Fruit is the produce of a person’s everyday life

1. Good trees bear good fruits. (v.17)

Matthew 7:15–20 NKJV
“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles? Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Therefore by their fruits you will know them.
Those teach the Bible and leading churches MUST live a life consistent with their teaching!
Psalm 1:2–3 NKJV
But his delight is in the law of the Lord, And in His law he meditates day and night. He shall be like a tree Planted by the rivers of water, That brings forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also shall not wither; And whatever he does shall prosper.
James 3:17–18 NKJV
But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy. Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.

2. Bad trees bear bad fruits. (V. 17)

Matthew 7:15–20 NKJV
“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles? Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Therefore by their fruits you will know them.
The Bible Exposition Commentary Chapter Six: The King’s Principles: True Judgment (Matthew 7)

False prophets who teach false doctrine can produce only a false righteousness (see Acts 20:29). Their fruit (the results of their ministry) is false and cannot last. The prophets themselves are false; the closer we get to them, the more we see the falsity of their lives and doctrines.

False prophets who teach false doctrine can produce only a false righteousness (see ).
False prophets who teach false doctrine can produce only a false righteousness (see ).
False prophets who teach false doctrine can produce only a false righteousness (see ).
matt 7
Warren W. Wiersbe, The Bible Exposition Commentary, vol. 1 (Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1996), 31.
Warren W. Wiersbe, The Bible Exposition Commentary, vol. 1 (Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1996), 31.
Warren W. Wiersbe, The Bible Exposition Commentary, vol. 1 (Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1996), 31.
Warren W. Wiersbe, The Bible Exposition Commentary, vol. 1 (Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1996), 31.
Who a person is in secret is who they really are…
Who a person is in secret is who they really are…
Romans 16:17 NKJV
Now I urge you, brethren, note those who cause divisions and offenses, contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and avoid them.
Galatians 5:19–21 NKJV
Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
No fruit is bad fruit. (v. 19)
Matthew 7:19 NKJV
Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
Everyday people bear fruit too…
John 15:16 NKJV
You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father in My name He may give you.
“go and bear fruit”, “your fruit to holiness”, “bear fruit to God”, “ increase your fruits to righteousness”, & “being fruitful in every good work”
Romans 6:22 NKJV
But now having been set free from sin, and having become slaves of God, you have your fruit to holiness, and the end, everlasting life.
“your fruit to holiness”, “bear fruit to God”, “ increase your fruits to righteousness”, & “being fruitful in every good work”
Romans 7:4 NKJV
Therefore, my brethren, you also have become dead to the law through the body of Christ, that you may be married to another—to Him who was raised from the dead, that we should bear fruit to God.
“bear fruit to God”, “ increase your fruits to righteousness”, & “being fruitful in every good work”
2 Corinthians 9:10 NKJV
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,
“ increase your fruits to righteousness”, & “being fruitful in every good work”
Colossians 1:10 NKJV
that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God;
“being fruitful in every good work”
watermelon tasted like a cucumber
“being fruitful in every good work”
If I followed you for a day without hearing you what would I see? Apple & Oranges
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