GRAPES THORNS FIGS AND THISTLES

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BY THEIR FRUITS YOU SHALL KNOW THEM

Matthew 7:16-20 KJV — Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good FRUIT ; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil FRUIT . A good tree cannot bring forth evil FRUIT , neither [can] a corrupt tree bring forth good FRUIT. Every tree that bringeth not forth good FRUIT is hewn down, and cast into the fire. Wherefore by their FRUITS ye shall know them.

Without going into any depth regarding grapes and figs vs thorns and thistles the primary thing we can note is that when squeezed, when pressed and put under pressure you get wine from grapes and figs, all you get from thistles and thorns is pain

It is one thing preaching the gospel to unbelievers and getting reactions from people whether it be demons inside them or the sin, hurt or the bitterness that they are harbouring until they are delivered

John 15:18 KJV — If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before [it hated] you.
YAHushua The MessiYAH aka Jesus Christ

Sadly it is a completely different thing when you face similar types of hostility coldness haughtiness and pride and arrogance coming from those who claim to be Christians

One thing you have got to understand is that YAHushua The Messiah aka Jesus Christ never once spoke about christians he spoke about DISCIPLES, he even gave the standards by which his disciples would be recognised.

John 13:35 KJV — By this shall all know that ye are MY DISCIPLES, if ye have love one to another.

Ephesians 4:29-32 KJV — Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.

It is within churchianity that there is such comfort and security in the various doctrines of iniquity, that when the word of Truth is spoken or shared shedding light on iniquity or error instead of doing like the bereans and seeking or searching the scriptures to see if what is being shared or said is so, or even asking a simple question to clarify. The same spirit of the antichrist in the pharisees, the accuser of the brethren that crowned our saviour YAHushua The MessiYAH aka Jesus Christ with thorns, resists the truth, breathing threats, lies and all forms of opposition without hesitation.

Sadly churchianity has made good Christians who are evidently not disciples of YAHushua The Messiah aka Jesus Christ because when you speak truth to them they react with none of the fruits of the spirit of YAH God.

Galatians 5:22-23 KJV — But the FRUIT of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

John 8:31-32 KJV — Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, IF YOU CONTINUE IN MY WORD , [then] ARE YE MY DISCIPLES INDEED; And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

We know that the Messiah taught us that

Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks

So keeping that in mind we should know that we ourselves can never really tame our tongue we must be filled with the Holy Spirit that means our heart our mind our body and soul.

When you are presented with the word of God and react in a negative way maybe it’s time for a fresh in filling of the Holy Spirit because with the tongue…

James 3:9-18 KJV — Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God. Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be. Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet [water] and bitter? Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so [can] no fountain both yield salt water and fresh. Who [is] a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom. But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. This wisdom descendeth not from above, but [is] earthly, sensual, devilish. For where envying and strife [is], there [is] confusion and every evil work. But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, [and] easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.

To illustrate my point I will finish off this post with a video of a minister speaking about people who are STILL in his church and others who were once in his congregation. Who have not left to go into the world but left or are unhappy because they were not in agreement with his doctrine.

Take note, all the elements of a “traditional” church service are in place even with a Christmas tree in the background for decoration. There is a message being delivered with enthusiasm. A receptive, engaged and responsive congregation supporting the message with amens and hallelujahs and just to confirm that it was indeed the Holy Spirit a man speaking in tongues in confirmation of every sentence.

Judge for yourselves after watching this video whether it is in line with the scriptures and whether it is the Spirit OF YAH God who so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son.