Jehovah's Witnesses Straight Talk - Forum/Blog

June, 30 2019

When Jesus said; “a good tree cannot bear bad fruit.” He was not presenting his statement from law, from a negative aspect of distrusting God in fear condemnation; in judgment. He was stating a truth, a truth founded in love that a good tree cannot bring forth bad fruit. Christ was presenting a living hope to his listeners, he was not presenting a hopeless state of death. Instead he was stating in the most positive terms when we are a part of him, thus, “don't live in fear you must produce good fruit, rest in your faith in me, and you will produce fruit; you can't be in me and not produce good fruit for I am good tree of my Father planting. Moreover, don't worry about being deceive, a good tree cannot produce bad fruit”

James 1:6 But let him ask in faith, without any doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, driven by the wind and tossed.

Hebrews 11:6 Without faith it is impossible to be well pleasing to him, for he who comes to God must believe that he exists, and that he is a rewarder of those who seek him.

Colossians 2:12 having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead.

Philippians 3:9 and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own, that which is of the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith;

Facts: As a society we appear to be really dropping the ball, because the numbers indicate that American boys are deeply struggling in just about every area. Many professionals are pointing to a “crisis of fatherhood” as one of the key factors, and as I pointed out the other day, approximately a third of all U.S. children are now being raised in a home without a father.