030. You will know them by their Fruit (1)

The blueberry bush in Lenny's garden mirrors many Christians today - alive but not bearing fruit or growing properly. When spiritual fruit is absent despite apparent life, something essential is missing from our spiritual nourishment.

• Hebrews 5 speaks of believers who should have matured to teaching others but remain spiritual infants
• The early Hebrew Christians traded walking in Christ's finished work for a religion of self-effort
• Modern church institutions often equate fruitfulness with conformity to organizational structures
• True discernment requires testing spiritual fruit rather than trusting appearances
• Scripture shows a stark difference between true and false prophets - genuine prophecy allowed zero error
• Christ fulfilled all prophecy with Jerusalem's destruction in AD 70, challenging popular dispensationalist theology
• Proper biblical interpretation requires understanding original context before application
• Matthew 7:22-23 addresses false prophets who rejected Jesus as Messiah, not struggling believers

Join us for part two where we'll explore how to "taste fruit before taking it home" and dig into fruit-bearing from a full grace perspective.

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