Discerning Good Trees and Bad Ones
A bad tree cannot produce good fruit. A good tree cannot produce bad fruit. A bad tree is focused on the glory of man: movement, momentum, human strength, numbers, roles, positions, leadership... Pyramids. They see the kingdom as something to be eaten by them. Ravenous wolves dressed as sheep. Headstrong. They present themselves as overcomers, but in the flesh. Overcoming the wrong things and leading others in the same delusion. A good tree is focused on changing, growing in the likeness of Jesus. Decrease, against the odds, weakness being strength, humility. They see their self as something to be absorbed/consumed by the kingdom. Led... actual sheep. God leads them to be witnesses of Himself... His ability to do a lot with a little... not themselves in His name. Believers are instructed to be knowledgeable about which tree to eat from, because both trees believe they serve the kingdom. They use kingdom language.. both of them. They tout kingdom banners. They organize kingdom peo...