Sheep, Wolves, and Fruit

Sermon on the Mount

What does it mean to be a citizen of God’s Kingdom?

Sheep, Wolves and Fruit

 

The Character of False Teachers (v. 15)

Testing the Messengers (vv. 16–20)

No Straight Gate

No Disturbing Doctrines

The Test of Good Works

 

So What?

 The real test of any teaching is: Does it strengthen a man to bear the burdens of life, and to walk in the way wherein he ought to go?”

If we put these things together—whether or not there is a straight gate in the message, whether or not the unpleasant themes of sin and judgment are dealt with along with the message of God’s great love and grace, whether or not there is real and satisfying fruit as a result of such teaching—then we have a way of discerning truth from falsehood and of giving attention only to that message which comes from the Lord.