The Fruit Proves the Heart

God never said you shall know the believer by what they say. He never told us to believe them, He told us to test the spirit.

1 John 4:1-3 "4 Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world. 2 By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, 3 and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you heard was coming and now is in the world already. "

The word "Confess" here denotes from the original language (confess through the way they live their life). Confession is not just words, it is a lifestyle that demonstrates the fruit and character of Christ. The first of this fruit is love, this will be seen even more than any of the other traits. Without God's love, not our idea of what love is, but God's kind of love, no one can be a child of God.

God said you shall know them by their fruit, by their love of the Brethren, and also there will be a strong connection with them that is spiritual and Spiritually discerned.

Many people say whatever they want to make themselves look spiritual, it is not their words that prove their heart.

1 John 3:13-15 "…13 So do not be surprised, brothers, if the world hates you. 14 We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. The one who does not love remains in death. 15 Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that eternal life does not reside in a murderer.…"

Matthew 7:15-20
You Will Know Them by Their Fruit
15 “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.
16 You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles?
17 Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a 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 Therefore by their fruits you will know them.
Here is the fruit, it is the character qualities of Christ:
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."

John 13:34-35 "…34 A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you also must love one another. 35 By this everyone will know that you are My disciples if you love one another.”