Inspection
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Straight to the Cross
COLUMN: Fidelity
Inspection
by Mike Benson
When we go over the produce section of the local
grocery, we carefully inspect the fruit, don't we?
We thump the watermelons. We smell the
canteloupes. We gently squeeze the tomatoes. We
visually examine the grapes.
Surely none of us would purchase a piece of fruit
without first engaging in some sort of thorough
examination, right? And yet, how many of us
accept religious doctrines and practices without
the same kind of scrutiny?
On one occasion Jesus said, "Beware of false
prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but
inwardly they are ravenous wolves. You will know
them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from
thornbushes or figs from thistles? Even so, every
good tree bears good fruit, and a bad tree bears
bad fruit...Therefore by their fruits you will
know them" (Matt. 7:15-17, 20).
Dear reader, before you "buy" what a preacher
says, make sure you inspect it critically (cf.
Rom. 16:17; 1 John 4:1). You wouldn't want a
bitter piece of fruit, would you? Think about it.
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