You’ll Know Them by Their Fruit

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The Scripture is from Lesson 042 in Getting To Know Jesus – Volume 04

Matthew 7:15-20 – 15 “Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. 16 By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thorn bushes, or figs from thistles? 17 Likewise every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. 19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them.”

We are not done with the Mosque in New York City or the burning of the Quran in Gainesville, Florida just yet. Notice the reactions to these events and the contrasts.

Christians and private citizens are objecting vocally to the building of a Mosque near Ground Zero in New York City. They are not using threats of violence against all Muslims or even threatening to bring harm to anyone. They are using their voices to object to this war trophy building near the place where militant Muslim extremists assaulted and murdered nearly 3,000 American civilians.

On the other hand, Muslims are threatening violence against all Americans and will most likely retaliate against our soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan as well as attack and torture or murder any Christians they can find in their country.

Jesus told us that you will know them by their fruits. Here is a fundamental difference between Christianity and the Muslim religion. Christians convert and press their issues through loving persuasion, not by violence or coercion. Muslims, on the other hand, force their issues with threats, violence and no regard to the rights of others.

You can be a Muslim in the United States and not be in fear of your life. You can even try to recruit others into your religion (as long as you don’t do it by violence, threats or force). Try being a Christian in any Muslim dominated country. If you try to convert, you will likely be killed. If you are recognized as a Christian, you will certainly be harassed, threatened and tortured, if not executed.

Now on top of all of this, the Black Panthers are acting like Muslims and threatening harm if a radical (non-traditional Christian) pastor continues his intentions to burn the Quran in protest of militant Muslim extremists beliefs and practices.

As I stated before, the Muslims have a right to build a mosque at Ground Zero and this Pastor has the right to burn the Quran, but it is not the right thing for either of them to do.
How about you? Is your fruit reflecting that you are a man of God or that you are a hate monger and advocate of violence? Do you respect other people and religions right to exist or are you intolerant, hateful, revengeful and determined to force others to see things your way?

What Would Jesus Do? What kind of fruit would He display?