"You'll recognize them by their fruits," Matthew 7:20.
Recognize who? Fake prophets. Bad religion. Bad actors. So what makes for bad fruit? Well, like, duh! It tastes bad. Sure, it might look pretty like the red fruit of mountain ash, but one bite and it's bad. Really bad. Not good. Besides, we don't pick blueberries from monk's hood. Nor strawberries from pukchi. No. We get tasty cherries off healthy cherry trees. So that's how we can tell. A wolverine remains nasty vicious even if it masquerades as a lamb. So. Beware! They love themselves. Not their neighbors; and sure not God. So. We be fruit inspectors. Says Jesus.
We visit with a brother or sister today recognizing Christ at work changing us into his own image. And together we give thanks to God for continuing to transform us.
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