Are You Producing Good Fruit?

Matthew 7:15-20, "Watch out for false prophets.

"By their fruit you will know them. Do people pick grapes from thorn bushes or figs from thistles? Likewise every GOOD tree bears GOOD fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit.

"Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

"Thus, by their fruit you will know them (whether they are of GOD!)"

Knowing Jesus as your Savior and Redeemer, His Spirit guides you to do His will. His will produces "good fruit."  Good works alone with out knowledge of Christ's leading will not produce a heavenly existence. Just "doing good" without the knowledge of Christ's salvation will not "get you to heaven."

James 2:14, "If a man claims to have faith but has no works, what good is it?"

James 2:20, "Faith without works is useless."

James 2:24, "A person is justified by what he does (for Christ Jesus) and not by faith alone."

James 2:26, "As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead."

Matthew 5:16, "Let your light (works) shine before men that they may see your works and praise Father GOD in heaven!"