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Friday, December 27, 2019
The Nature of an Authentic Believer
Some will say only God knows the heart, this is true, but He imparts to us His wisdom to know who are our real brothers and sisters.
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 thorn bushes 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 produce bad fruit, nor can a bad tree produce 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.
John 13:35 " 35 By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you love one another.” "
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."
Someone who has contempt for another believer cannot be born again.
How to tell if someone became born again authentically!
The most important sign that someone has been born again is the complete change of thinking. They no longer desire the sin they used to love. They do not have to try to resist it, there is no draw to it, they are repulsed by that same sin that they used to love.
There are many people who claim to have become a Christian who do not seem to have changed at all. They still like the same things, they still believe the same rubbish, they refuse correction, they love their error and they have no love of Christ in them.
We see the staunchness in their stiff neck as they resist correction or counsel.
Someone who is born again becomes humble and interested in learning what is right and knowing what is wrong to change.
Think about it!
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 thorn bushes 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 produce bad fruit, nor can a bad tree produce 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.
John 13:35 " 35 By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you love one another.” "
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."
Someone who has contempt for another believer cannot be born again.
How to tell if someone became born again authentically!
The most important sign that someone has been born again is the complete change of thinking. They no longer desire the sin they used to love. They do not have to try to resist it, there is no draw to it, they are repulsed by that same sin that they used to love.
There are many people who claim to have become a Christian who do not seem to have changed at all. They still like the same things, they still believe the same rubbish, they refuse correction, they love their error and they have no love of Christ in them.
We see the staunchness in their stiff neck as they resist correction or counsel.
Someone who is born again becomes humble and interested in learning what is right and knowing what is wrong to change.
Think about it!
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