You Will Know Them by Their Fruits

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 thorn bushes 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.

Anybody here got a sharp axe? drinking
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They come in droves, all looking for the killer blow. The final word that seals it alllaugh
You were doing rather nicely until low hanging fruits became a blog topic.handshake
How do you feel about black berries?dunno
I'm trying to broaden my appeal, ash. smile
They are fine, Soon, as long as no one treads on them. scold
I´ve got a pair of killer plums you can all get your laughing gear round, fúking Delmonte!
I think everyone is already familiar with your fruits, Bn. smile cheers
I'm guessing you haven't spend much time around fruit trees harbal.
Why do you say that, Soon?
Most fruit trees I've seen have both good and bad fruit on them. A huge amount of agriculture in general gets culled.
All I can say, Soon, is that the words you are challenging come from a higher authority than me. dunno
I never did have much respect for authority harbal.
What about truth, Soon, how much respect do you have for that?
Given the examples you are using I'd say your truth is based on faith. I like more tangible evidence.
Well, candy, the words seemed appropriate to the situation, and their source seems to be meaningful to some of the false prophets they apply to, so I thought they might take more notice. No blasphemy was intended; I only get blasphemous when I feel I have been pushed into it. I think I have used the words for the purpose they were intended.

I don't remember where I got the words from. I was going to use them a while back but didn't, so I saved them.

Peace to you, too, my friend.
Evidence of what, Soon?
Evidence of rational thinking and not just regurgitation of leftwing talking points.
I know not to what you refer, Soon. confused
I'm not sure I do either.dunno
Coming into the blogs these days is like walking through a forest of bad trees bearing bad fruit, Soon. That's all I'm saying.
Even good fruit on a good tree can go bad if you don't spray for worms. professor
That's more or less what I said, string. Great minds think alike. thumbs up smile
Nothing short of a chainsaw can fix this problem, Soon.

And now I must bid you goodnight, for I go to sleep the sleep of the righteous. yawn innocent
I've got two Stihl chainsaws. I've cut down a lot of bad wood in my day. wink
Well I highly respect your answer, as I feel it is completely honest. I will only add that Christ gives many chances for trees that have produced nothing but bad fruit, or for that matter, no fruit at all, to finally produce good fruit even in the most extreme circumstances. He often grafts good branches into said unfruitful trees in a loving last ditch effort to heal a tree that all saw as worthy of nothing, save it be fire. He is the Master of grafting.thumbs up
a tree that all Harbal saw as worthy of nothing, save it be fire. Harbal is the Master of Self-Limitations: One Dimensional Thinking.
That's more or less what I said, string. Great minds think alike...
And amazing efforts of contortions.
So for the sake of oversimplification,
this verse refers to man's ideas of "entitlement"

The tree of wisdom will bear those thoughts of man into fruition and yet they will blame the tree for their ignorance (when they are dissatisfied.) They are playing with fire.(creation)
( and conversely fire destroys, as in man's playing with fire can lead to self-destruction instead of creating what will benefit all mankind )
You call it one dimensional thinking, ash, but I call it open mindedness; just not open to the preposterous. I face the Universe knowing that I don’t know, whereas you think you know things that no one could possibly know. You have many fixed ideas, so your thinking, too, seems to be stuck to a track. I don’t happen to think that believing in things just because it would be nice if they were true is a very sound philosophical strategy. Does that restrict my thinking? Possibly.

I can understand how my blog might not appeal to you, seeing as how some of the baddest trees here are friends of yours.

And I disagree with your interpretation of the “verse”, btw. I see it as a warning against those who use lies and deceit to further their own ends.
Morning Harbal

I don't know much about orchard fruits or even berries , but there are certainly a lot of rotten eggs about at the moment ,or are they just cracked or even addled.hug
Whether we see them as eggs or fruit, spitz, I thing we can agree on how rotten they are. handshake

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Harbal ~ you really put your head in the lion and Lionesses mouth there !laugh
I've had plenty of Wolves in my life that came to me bearing flowers and perfume and love in lambs clothing. It is one of my favourite parts of Scripture. Trump would come to mind using/abusing the Bible outside the church for his photo shoot. Yuck.

I would argue that you can be both. I am a wolf when somebody attacks me or trolls me.
I am a lamb with people that are decent and trustworthy.
P.S. I just thought of somebody who purports to be nearly a 'prophet' on here with doom and extremely explicit photos and blogs of 'great happenings' and underground bunkers where young children are kept. This person does not speak or even reply to my questions which I believe were perfectly valid since I stopped being a 'follower' and a 'yes person'.
That worries me. Somebody who is here to save souls except those who question their facts and where they got them.
GG you are a troll..When it suits you!~
Germanspitz ~ There is a crack in all of us, so that the light can get in.
I love your profile pic. Lovely thick hair and nice cut. Suits you. thumbs up
Silly me that troll has more than one active bloody profile!~conversing
Mercedes ~ I have absolutely nothing against you and I'm not going to be dragged in to any sort of negativity by a troll and also a person who is great fun at times. Ok. teddybear

Have a go at me but not on Harbs blog. You have spoken about me behind my back regarding somebody who was here on the blogs and did not know the actual facts. That is dangerous gossip so stop it NOW. I won't be replying. Thanks a lot. x
Does God Pick our Leaders?

I do believe at this time that Trump was chosen for this time period. GOD does not always choose saintly people to do HIS will.
Stringman ~ Am going for my lunch now. I will read that afterward. I agree when you look back on the old Testament. I just get somewhat afraid of how he responds and character traits in the face of China and how his temperament has dealt with the recent crisis in U.S. with Mr. Floyd.
I will read later. Take care.
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