Thus, the morally good person who possesses a clear vision would bear fruit that benefits, much like figs and grapes would help the farmer. Since humans aren’t trees, Jesus used other Greek words for “good” and “evil” in Luke 6:45 that denote moral quality in humans. In other words, Jesus was saying that quality of a human would be analogical to quality of tree and its fruit. The word “bad” denotes bad quality.Īfter Jesus spoke about the usefulness and health of trees, he began talking about humans. The “good” could describe something with good and healthy appearance, in an agricultural sense. The words describing both the good and the bad are interesting. He started with the negative stating that no good tree bears bad fruit. First, Jesus started with the fruit-bearing tree. Jesus’ speech concluded with two images: the fruit-bearing tree and the parable of the good builders. The section of Luke 6:43–49 is a conclusion to Jesus’ speech (I will discuss the context of Jesus’ whole speech at the end of this section). For others, they can’t stay on course in a single conversation because their minds are racing like a Formula One car around the track moving from scene to scene. When I’m tired, it’s hard for me to make sense of words, whether spoken or written. People with ADD often have other issues associated with the dysfunction. In my case, it’s mostly my dyslexia. When the river burst against that house, it collapsed immediately, and was utterly destroyed!

When a flood came, the river burst against that house but could not shake it, because it had been well built. 49 But the person who hears and does not put my words into practice is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. For figs are not gathered from thorns, nor are grapes picked from brambles. 45 The good person out of the good treasury of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasury produces evil, for his mouth speaks from what fills his heart. 46 Why do you call me “Lord, Lord,” and don’t do what I tell you? 47 Everyone who comes to me and listens to my words and puts them into practice-I will show you what he is like: 48 He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep, and laid the foundation on bedrock. Telling It Normal: Key Elements in the StoryĤ3 For no good tree bears bad fruit, nor again does a bad tree bear good fruit, 44 for each tree is known by its own fruit. 10-13 talks about the basic elements of the Luke 6.43-49 parable itself. You can get your discounted copy here or on Amazon.

I continue into the series of introductory excerpts from book Right Parables Wrong Perspectives. These are used with the permission of Wipf and Stock Publishers.

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