3. Matthew 7:16-20 - You
can identify them by
their fruit, that is, by the
way they act. Can you
pick grapes from thorn
bushes, or figs from
thistles?
4. A good tree produces
good fruit, and a bad
tree produces bad fruit.
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A good tree can’t
produce bad fruit, and a
bad tree can’t produce
good fruit.
17
5. So every tree that does
not produce good fruit is
chopped down and
thrown into the fire.
20
Yes, just as you can
identify a tree by its
fruit, so you can identify
people by their actions.
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6. showed his great
love for us by
sending Christ to die
for us while we were
still sinners. Romans 5:8
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18. Genesis 8:21 – … the
LORD said, I will never
again curse the earth,
destroying all living
things, even though
people’s thoughts and
actions are bent toward
evil from childhood. NLT
19. Romans 3:9-20 & 23 –
Well then, are we Jews
better than others? No,
not at all, for we have
already shown that all
people, whether Jews or
Gentiles, are under the
power of sin.
20. As the Scriptures say,
“No one is good—not
even one.11No one has
real understanding; no
one is seeking God.12All
have turned away from
God; all have gone
wrong.
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21. No one does good, not
13
even one.” “Their talk
is foul, like the stench
from an open grave.
Their speech is filled
with lies.” “The poison
of a deadly snake drips
from their lips.”
22. “Their mouths are full
of cursing and
bitterness.” 15“They are
quick to commit murder.
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Wherever they go,
destruction and misery
17
follow them. They do
not know what true
peace is.”
14
23. “They have no fear of
God to restrain
them.”19Obviously, the
law applies to those to
whom it was given, for its
purpose is to keep people
from having excuses and
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24. to bring the entire world
into judgment before
God. 20For no one can
ever be made right in
God’s sight by doing what
his law commands.
25. For the more we know
God’s law, the clearer it
becomes that we aren’t
obeying it. … 23For all
have sinned; all fall
short of God’s glorious
standard. NLT
26. Matthew 5:17 – “Don’t
misunderstand why I
have come. I did not
come to abolish the law
of Moses or the writings
of the prophets. No, I
came to accomplish their
purpose. NLT