Knowing Who is of Christ and Who is Not

Another wrong teaching out there!

That we cannot know the heart of someone, only God knows that, when He gave us the character qualities to look for. It would make no sense to show us the character qualities and then tell us we can't know them.

Monday, December 14, 2020

Knowing Who is of Christ and Who is Not

Do not be deceived by those who claim you cannot know the heart of another person.

Jesus Christ is God and lives in born again believers. He told us how to tell if someone is authentic or not so that we would not be deceived.

Matthew 7:15-20

A Tree and Its Fruit

15 “Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves. 16 You will know them by their fruits. Grapes are not gathered from thornbushes, nor figs from thistles, are they? 17 So every good tree bears good fruit, but the 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 So then, you will know them by their fruits."

Only God knows the heart and He tells the born again believer who is one of them.

Galatians 5:22-23

"22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law."

These are the fruit of the Spirit and we can discern them in others, this is why God told us what to look for, so we will know who is of us and who is not. We aren't completely blind in knowing who is born again and who is not.