What is the key to bearing fruit as a Christian? | GotQuestions.org
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Do you bear fruit? How do we bear fruit as a Christian? In this video we answer your question: What is the key to bearing fruit as a Christian?
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- Hi there, many others like you have asked, what is the key to bearing fruit as a
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- Christian? Let's find out shall we? You can find this answer and discover even more at gotquestions .org
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- In the natural world, fruit is the result of a healthy plant Producing what it was designed to produce.
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- In the Bible, the word fruit is often used to describe a person's outward Actions that result from the condition of the heart.
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- Good fruit is that which is produced by the Holy Spirit Galatians gives us a starting place.
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- The fruit of his spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self -control.
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- The more we allow the Holy Spirit free reign in our lives, the more this fruit is evident Jesus told his followers,
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- I chose you and appointed you that you might go and bear fruit fruit that will last
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- Righteous fruit has eternal benefit. Jesus told us clearly what we must do to bear good fruit
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- Abide in me and I in you as the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it abides in the vine
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- So neither can you unless you abide in me. I am the vine You are the branches.
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- He who abides in me and I in him He bears much fruit for apart from me
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- You can do nothing. A branch must stay firmly attached to the trunk to prosper and derive energy and protection
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- If it is broken off it quickly dies and becomes unfruitful. When we neglect our spiritual life
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- Ignore the Word of God, skimp on prayer, and withhold areas of our lives from the scrutiny of the
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- Holy Spirit We are like a broken branch. Our lives become fruitless
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- We need daily surrender, daily communication, and sometimes hourly repentance before the true vine
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- One counterfeit to bearing good fruit is pretense We can become experts at routines, the lingo, and acting
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- Christian While experiencing no real power and bearing no eternal fruit we can easily slip into the sin of the
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- Pharisees in judging ourselves by how we think we appear to others and Neglecting that secret place of the heart where all the good fruit germinates.
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- When we love, desire, pursue, and fear worldly things, we are not abiding in Christ and often we don't realize that we are living fruitless lives 1st
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- Corinthians uses a different metaphor than fruit saying our works will be tested by fire Explore the verse using our sister site
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- BibleRef .com using the link below. In conclusion God is the judge of our thoughts and motivations
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- Even our hidden fruit will be brought to the light when we stand before him. A poor widow in a one -room hut can bear as much fruit as a televangelist leading giant crusades if she is surrendered to God in Everything and using all he has given her for his glory.
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- As fruit is unique to each tree Our fruit is unique to us All right, that answers your question
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- What is the key to bearing fruit as a Christian? On our website GotQuestions .org
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