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Luke 6: 42-45- Good Fruit

Read Luke 6:42-45-   ( 43) "For a good tree does not bear bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit. (44) For every tree is known by its own fruit. For me, do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they gather grapes from a bramble bush." (45) A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth evil. For out of the abundance of the heart, his mouth speaks."   Jesus spoke to us about what our lives produce. When we die, will people stand and say these are all the good things this person has done in his life that has helped other people or this person was only concerned about themselves and they hurt all of these other people? We need to understand good actions and good deeds are expected of us when we choose to follow Jesus Christ. This does not mean it take a finite number of good things or deeds to meet Jesus' expectations of us. Jesus' expectation of us is that it is a r...