Every true believer in Christ will produce fruit of some kind, in some measure. Jesus makes that very clear in John 15, where He declares, “Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away…” (v. 2) Then He describes what becomes of such a branch in v. 6, “If anyone does not…
Every true believer in Christ will produce fruit of some kind, in some measure. Jesus makes that quite clear in John 15, where He declares, “Every branch in me that does not bear fruit He takes away…” (v. 2). Then He describes what becomes of such branches in v. 6, “If anyone does not abide…
When reading the parable of the sower in Luke 8, it’s natural to try to figure out which of the “soils” is truly born again. But actually, that misses the point. Surely we can say that the last type of soil represents a genuine believer’s heart because there’s lasting fruit. But again, the main point…