One day as he saw the crowds gathering, Jesus went up on the mountainside and sat down. His disciples gathered around
him, and he began to teach them............
“Beware
of false prophets who come disguised as harmless sheep but are really vicious
wolves. You can identify them by their fruit, that is, by the way they
act. Can you pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? A good
tree produces good fruit, and a bad tree produces bad fruit. A good tree
can’t produce bad fruit, and a bad tree can’t produce good fruit. So every
tree that does not produce good fruit is chopped down and thrown into the fire. Yes,
just as you can identify a tree by its fruit, so you can identify people by
their actions.
“Not
everyone who calls out to me, ‘Lord! Lord!’ will enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Only
those who actually do the will of my Father in heaven will enter. On
judgment day many will say to me, ‘Lord! Lord! We prophesied in your name and
cast out demons in your name and performed many miracles in your name.’ But
I will reply, ‘I never knew you. Get away from me, you who break God’s laws.’
“Anyone
who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a
house on solid rock. Though the rain comes in torrents and the floodwaters
rise and the winds beat against that house, it won’t collapse because it is
built on bedrock. But anyone who hears my teaching and doesn’t obey it is
foolish, like a person who builds a house on sand. When the rains and
floods come and the winds beat against that house, it will collapse with a
mighty crash.”
When Jesus had finished saying these
things, the crowds were amazed at his teaching, for he taught with real
authority—quite unlike their teachers of religious law.
~ Source : Matthew 5:1,2
& 7:15-29 [Holy Bible -NLT] taken from https://www.biblegateway.com
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