Comments on: Bearing Fruit Is Important http://www.joshagerton.com/2010/05/20/bearing-fruit-is-important/ For Love Thu, 26 Jan 2012 02:28:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Paul Gardner http://www.joshagerton.com/2010/05/20/bearing-fruit-is-important/comment-page-1/#comment-45618 Paul Gardner Sat, 12 Jun 2010 04:48:50 +0000 http://www.joshagerton.com/?p=698#comment-45618 It's absolutely important that we bear fruit... That is, after all, how we know our faith is real. That said, we have to be careful that we know what the fruit should look like. It'll look different in different circumstances. Sometimes soft and loving, sometimes hard and confrontational. Compare Jesus dealing with the woman found in adultery with when he called the Pharisees vipers and empty tomb. Compare Jesus not defending himself at the end of his time on earth with the Jesus who flew off the handle and dealt with the merchants in the temple) What does the fruit look like. It depends very much on context! .-= Paul Gardner´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Paulgardner/~3/OzJRwEb4YAM/" rel="nofollow">Is it Possible to Live Free from Sin?</a> =-. It’s absolutely important that we bear fruit… That is, after all, how we know our faith is real.

That said, we have to be careful that we know what the fruit should look like. It’ll look different in different circumstances.

Sometimes soft and loving, sometimes hard and confrontational. Compare Jesus dealing with the woman found in adultery with when he called the Pharisees vipers and empty tomb. Compare Jesus not defending himself at the end of his time on earth with the Jesus who flew off the handle and dealt with the merchants in the temple)

What does the fruit look like. It depends very much on context!
.-= Paul Gardner´s last blog ..Is it Possible to Live Free from Sin? =-.

]]> By: Angie Averitt http://www.joshagerton.com/2010/05/20/bearing-fruit-is-important/comment-page-1/#comment-45507 Angie Averitt Tue, 25 May 2010 23:01:32 +0000 http://www.joshagerton.com/?p=698#comment-45507 Not sure if I am suppose to comment, but felt lead to since we studied this in our group. Fruit in our Lives: healthy relationships with others, staying committed to God's Word, Praying on a regular basis. These keep us connected to our vine (Jesus) and sometimes God or ourselves will cut the vine. God only does it to strengthen our faith, we do it because we allow earthly things to come between us and God. Some vines aren't cut they just need support to continue to grow fruit, hence forth: Community. Not sure if I am suppose to comment, but felt lead to since we studied this in our group.
Fruit in our Lives: healthy relationships with others, staying committed to God’s Word, Praying on a regular basis.
These keep us connected to our vine (Jesus) and sometimes God or ourselves will cut the vine. God only does it to strengthen our faith, we do it because we allow earthly things to come between us and God. Some vines aren’t cut they just need support to continue to grow fruit, hence forth: Community.

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