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FRUIT INSPECTION

(Mat 7:15-20) Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. 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.

FRUIT INSPECTION

I.Inspect his DEEDS

(Col 1:10) That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being

fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

(Tit 3:14) And let ours also learn to maintain good

works for necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful.

(Php 1:11) Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ,

unto the glory and praise of God.

(Jas 3:17-18) 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.

(Gal 5:22) But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness,

goodness, faith,

Matt. 5:20-30

Matt 23:23-29

FRUIT INSPECTION

I.Inspect his DEEDS II.Inspect his DESCENDANTS

(Gen 1:27) So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created

he him; male and female created he them.

(Gen 1:28) And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and

multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the

air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

(Gen 9:1) And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful,

and multiply, and replenish the earth.

(Exo 1:7) And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly,

and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with

them.

(Mal 2:14) Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the LORD hath been witness

between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt

treacherously: yet is she thy companion, and the wife of thy

covenant.

(Mal 2:15) And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And wherefore one? That he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to

your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his

youth.

(Pro 20:7) The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after

him.

(Pro 17:6) Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of

children are their fathers.

(Exo 34:7) Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and

transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the

iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, unto the third and to the

fourth generation.

(Lev 26:39) And they that are left of you shall pine away in their iniquity in your enemies' lands; and also in the iniquities of their fathers shall they

pine away with them.

(Lev 26:40) If they shall confess their iniquity, and the iniquity of their

fathers, with their trespass which they trespassed against me, and that also they have walked contrary unto me;

(Lam 5:7) Our fathers have sinned, and are

not; and we have borne their iniquities.

The apple

doesn't fall far

from the tree

(1Ti 3:1-5) This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good

behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; Not given to wine, no

striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection

with all gravity; (For if a man know not how to rule his own

house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)

FRUIT INSPECTION

I.Inspect his DEEDS II.Inspect his DESCENDANTS

III.Inspect his DISCIPLES

(Mat 7:15-20) Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening

wolves. 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.

(1Jn 1:1-3) That which was from the beginning, which we have heard,

which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life; (For the life was manifested,

and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the

Father, and was manifested unto us;) That which we have seen and heard

declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and

truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.

(Act 4:13) Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and

perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and

they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.

(Act 11:26) And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church,

and taught much people. And the disciples were called Christians

first in Antioch.

(2Pe 2:1-3) But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among

you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that

bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. And many

shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall

be evil spoken of. And through covetousness shall they with feigned

words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation

slumbereth not.

feigned plas-tos'

From G4111; moulded, that is, (by implication) artificial or (figuratively) fictitious (false): -

feigned.