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The Daily Walk

Matthew 13:23; 2 Corinthians 13:5

How can we know if our faith is real?
The Bible provides a clear understanding of genuine saving faith-true faith produces good fruit. In His parable of the soils and the seed, the Lord Jesus taught that, while unbelievers are unfruitful, those who are saved would bear fruit. In this parable, three of four soils produced fruitless plants, vivid pictures of receptions of God’s Word that never resulted in salvation.

In contrast, fruit-bearing plants thrive in the good soil that pictures a redeemed heart. Jesus said, “But he who received seed on the good ground is he who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and produces: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty” (Matthew 13:23). All believers are fruitful, even though not equally fruitful.

The Bible also describes what good fruit looks like. The following chart lists the characteristics of genuine saving faith. In essence, it serves as a guide for spiritual fruit inspection (2 Corinthians 13:5). If you are unsure about the reality of your faith, please take the time to study this chart, taking care to read each of the accompanying Scripture passages.
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Consecration and Worship

by Jason Moore on August 18, 2010

My God, I feel it is heaven to please Thee, and to be what Thou wouldst have me be. O that I were holy as Thou art holy, pure as Christ is pure, perfect as Thy Spirit is perfect! These, I feel, are the best commands in Thy Book, and shall I break them? must I break them? am I under such a necessity as long as I live here?

Woe, woe is me that I am a sinner, that I grieve this blessed God, who is infinite in goodness and grace! O if He would punish me for my sins, it would not would my heart so deep to offend Him; But though I sin continually, He continually repeats His kindness to me.
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Yet I Sin

by Paul Franco on August 13, 2010

Thou art good beyond all thought,
But I am vile, wretched, miserable, blind;
My lips are ready to confess, buty my heart is slow to feel,
and my ways reluctant to amend.

I bring my soul to thee;
break it, wound it, bend it, mould it.
Unmask to me sin’s deformity,
that I may hate it, abhor it, flee from it.
My faculties have been a weapon of revolt against thee;
as a rebel I have misused my stregth,
and served the foul adversary of thy kingdom.

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The Dark Guest

by Paul Franco on August 11, 2010

O LORD,
Bend my hands and cut them off,
for I have often struck thee with a wayward will,
when these fingers should embrace thee by faith.
I am not yet weaned from all created glory,
honour, wisdom, and esteem of others,
for I have a secret motive to eye my name in all I do.
Let me not only speak the word sin, but see the thing itself.
Give me to view a discovered sinfulness,
to know that though my sins are crucified
they are never wholly mortified.
Hatred, malice, ill-will,
vain-glory that hungers for and hunts after
man’s approval and applause,
all are crucified, forgive,
but they rise again in my sinful heart.

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Self-Knowledge

August 9, 2010

Searcher Of Hearts, It is a good day to me when thou givest me a glimpse of myself; Sin is my greatest evil, but thou art my greatest good; I have cause to loathe myself, and not to seek self-honour, for no one desires to commend his own dunghill.

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Demon Hunter – The World is a Thorn

July 9, 2010

Visit their Amazon store here: One of my most favorite musical indulgences…is Demon Hunter. Say what you will, but their music is a fresh escape from the K-Love “Jesus is my boyfriend” acoustics that fill our Christian airwaves. LeCrae said it best “My Jesus, My Jesus, My Jesus may make a great tune, but we [...]

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How should we act toward those who profess to be Christians but seem indifferent to spiritual things?

May 8, 2010

Matthew 7:13-14; 1 Samuel 16:7; Matthew 18:15-20 How should we act toward those who profess to be Christians but seem indifferent to spiritual things? Your question reveals you realize just how truly narrow the way is (Matthew 7:13-14). It can be frightening to think that many people in the church (including many whom we love) [...]

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The Danger of Idolizing Popular Preachers

December 30, 2009

See also The Truth about Man

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My Biggest Enemy Is Not Satan. My Biggest Enemy IS Jason Moore

December 2, 2009

Let each of us declare war on ourselves, to the Glory of our Lord. Romans 7:23 / 2 Corinthians 10:3 / James 4:1 / 1 Peter 2:11

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Do not be deceived, my beloved brethren

October 28, 2009

James 1:12-16 At what point do you deal with sin? Not at the point of behavior…but at the point of desire. The person who is able to control his emotional responses is able to deal effectively with sin…You must deal with sin in your life. If you expose your emotions to the baited hook, you [...]

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Build your house on the Rock

August 28, 2009

Everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, and does NOT do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand.” Matthew 7:26 (emphasis added) The house built on the sand symbolizes a spiritual life build on the foundation of human opinions, attitudes, and wills, which are ALWAYS shifting and unstable…Don’t [...]

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