It is partly shaded by palms and
by fruit trees.
The devastating losses from AIDS prompted Journey of the Souls (1993), and The Cherry Tree (1993) was inspired
by a fruit tree she had seen in a Brooklyn yard as she was driving to visit her dying father.
Not exact matches
Jesus re-emphasizes this idea later in Matthew 12:33 - 34, «Make a
tree good & its
fruit will be good, or make a
tree bad & its
fruit will be bad, for a
tree is recognized
by its
fruit.
The more they can do that, the more they can push their views
by them, or spread false ideas on to the low hanging
fruit, who in turn make it a huge deal that the
fruits higher up on the
tree grab hold of and infect the rest of the
fruits in their
tree.
If wisdom is to be ours, it must grow in us slowly like a
tree — a
tree of life — and at the end of the long growing we have its ripe
fruit, sweet to the taste, which is the knowledge of good and evil — the kind of knowledge
by which a king may rule well, and any of us may govern our lives well.
God created Adam from a handful of dirt and his spouse from a rib; Talking snakes;
trees that bear
fruit, that imparts knowledge and eternal life; a global flood, that required a pair of each organism on earth, be stuffed onto a boat; people who lived hundreds of years; a man who was swallowed
by a fish, only to be spit up 3 days later, unhurt; a tower god was afraid might reach heaven; a woman who is turned into a pillar of salt; talking donkeys; unicorns; satyrs; a leviathan god creates and then does battle with; a zombie messiah, who was actually god incarnate; zombie Saints who left their graves and wandered about the town; belief in a circular, flat earth.
Also, the order of creation in the genesis narrative is directly contradicted
by the available physical evidence, e.g. Gen — seed /
fruit trees before fish v. fossil record — seed /
fruit trees long after marine life; Gen — birds before land animals v. fossil record — birds evolved from land animals, etc..
- because a
tree is known
by the
fruit; if the
fruit is rotten, the
tree is not worth much.
Therefore, I like the idea that a
tree is known
by its
fruit.
Someone said somewhere that you will know a
tree by its
fruit.
The «Ancient Aliens» series did a program on how Satan was actually the good guy trying to help mankind
by providing knowledge aka the talking serpent tempting Eve to eat the
fruit of the
tree of knowledge.
«The
tree of Abolition is evil,» declared Reverend Henry Van Dyke in 1860, «and only evil — root and branch, flower and leaf, and
fruit; that it springs from, and is nourished
by an utter rejection of the Scriptures.»
The reason they are mnot saved is because of lawlessness rather than being obedience to Gods word they believed in Jesus Christ but because of there hearts did not walk according to the word and because it speaks of signs and wonders it seems more about them and the works that they did.Of course none of us are saved
by works.How do you understand that passage as some are saved and some are not it seems clear that to be saved we must believe and also walk in obedience to Gods word.brentnz A
Tree and its
Fruit mat 7: 2Many will say to Me on that day, «Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?»
When Adam and Eve misused their wills in the Garden of Eden
by eating
fruit from the
tree of the knowledge of good and evil, sin entered into the world, and with it came death, decay, and destruction.
While Scripture does at times include descriptions of unique sins that can not be committed
by future generations — such as God's instruction to Adam to not eat
fruit from the
Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil — it does not seem that this particular sin falls into that category.
We want to be firmly planted in the Word, like a
tree by streams of living water, that bears
fruit in season, it's leaves don't whither in the drought, it doesn't blow over with all kinds of trends and false teachings, it is there through thick and thin, when the sun is shining and the rain is pouring, that is the kind of church we want to be.»
Some argue that humanity did have a free will before Adam and Eve rebelled against God and fell into sin
by eating
fruit from the
Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil.
But a more well - known parable
by Jesus are His words telling his followers that to determine false teachings from correct teachings, one must look to the
fruit of the
tree.
A
tree is known
by it's
fruit.
The saying about knowing a
tree by its
fruit is followed
by one about the good brought
by a good man from his treasure and the evil brought
by an evil roan from his.
Someone once said that bad
fruit can not come from a good
tree, and yet this «perfect» God created a «perfect» universe which was rendered imperfect
by the «perfect» humans.
We are to show the world,
by our actions (you shall know a
tree by its
fruit) not
by constantly pointing a finger in their chest and saying you're wrong.
A
tree is judged
by the
fruit.
The believers are like
fruit bearing
trees that have been planted
by the Lord in the paradise.
We want to grow
trees by ourselves for our own use, for example
fruit trees.
Either make the
tree good and its
fruit good, or make the
tree bad and its
fruit bad; for the
tree is known
by its
fruit.
For every
tree is known
by its own
fruit.
Amid thornless sidrahs And tall
trees clad with
fruit, And in extended shade, And
by the flowing waters, And with abundant
fruits, Unfailing, unforbidden, And on lofty couches.
A
tree is to be judged
by its
fruit - and hatred is not a good
fruit to display - atheists!!
I have a better one: Christianity is the idea that a cosmic zombie Jew can help you live forever if you symbolically eat his flesh and telepathically accept him as your master so he can rid your body of evil spirits that are only there because a rib woman was convinced
by a talking snake to eat forbidden
fruit from a magical
tree.
A
tree is identified
by the kind of
fruit it produces.
The Christian growth process with the Spirit is represented
by a
tree and the results are represented
by fruit.
33 «Make a
tree good and its
fruit will be good, or make a
tree bad and its
fruit will be bad, for a
tree is recognized
by its
fruit.
They are people who show mercy to those in need even if that person doesn't like them (the Samaritan would've assumed a Jew lying in the ditch would've been horrified to be touched
by a non-Jew), because doing the right thing regardless of self - interest is an inherently non-pagan thing to do; making it an indicator of godliness (a good
tree baring good
fruit).
For example, in the metaphor «
fruits of your labors,» the long process of laboring is represented
by a
tree and the final products of that laboring are represented
by fruit.
Or handed down
by god who created mankind in his image through the treachery of a talking snake in a magical
fruit tree who disclosed knowledge of good and evil.
In Matthew, Jesus tells His followers that the best way to identify false prophets and «ferocious wolves» who disguise themselves in sheep's clothing, is to look at their «
fruit»: «A good
tree can not bear bad
fruit, and a bad
tree can not bear good
fruit... Thus,
by their
fruit you will recognize them.»
After Jesus» death it reawakens three days later and tells its followers that if you telepathically promise that you accept it as your master, symbolically eat its flesh and drink its blood it will accept you and cleanse you of an evil force you inherited from the dirtman who was convinced
by a talking snake to eat a
fruit from a magic
tree.
«A
tree is known
by its
fruit.»
a
tree is known
by its
fruit.»
... And thenceforward he denied all such requests, saying: A man possesses of learning only so much as comes out of him in action, and a monk is a good preacher only so far as his deeds proclaim him such, for every
tree is known
by its
fruits.»
Every
tree is known
by its
fruit.
Ibrahim sura 14: Seest thou not how Allah coineth a similitude: A goodly saying, as a goodly
tree, its root set firm, its branches reaching into heaven, (24) Giving its
fruit at every season
by permission of its Lord?
No - one has the right to comment on whether someone's living
by the flesh or the Spirit unless they are commenting on clear outward signs of good or bad — Jesus» encouragement to judge a
tree by its
fruit has come back to me again and again as I meet «unbelievers» who have much in common with me until we talk about God and then to quote Rob Bell «the God they have turned their back on is not the God I believe.»
The good man in the Psalms is compared to «a
tree planted
by streams of water, which yields its
fruit in due season.»
As far as salvation goes with obtaining it and losing it, theirs alot more studying to do on this topic for me, as far as I know, I do nt know at this time, but I do know that my salvation lies in God's hands and not the hands of men, same goes for anyone condemning anyone else to hell, they do nt trully know because they are not God, but the Bible does tell us that we will know who does the will of God
by the
fruit they bear, and that a good
tree can not produce bad
fruit, and vise versa, but ultimatly that persons salvation is in Gods hands, and only God knows the future and what will be.
Life is not simple and our response to the challenges surrounding mental health needs to be seasoned with the same wisdom and honesty shown
by Warren: «In God's garden of grace, even broken
trees bear
fruit.»
They are clouds without rain, blown along
by the wind; autumn
trees, without
fruit and uprooted — twice dead.
You are like a
tree planted
by the river bringing forth
fruit in it's season.
So, regardless of how you feel that developed, it is presented in an instantaneous realization brought about
by eating the
fruit from the forbidden
tree.