Jesus talked in terms of binaries.
The good tree and bad tree is Jesus' profound parable of binary. It is obvious that Jesus did not leave things grey by using words like "kinda good" or "kinda bad". "Kinda" is a vocabulary for greyies. But He DID clearly say, without a doubt, GOOD or BAD and not use words like "kinda". I think Jesus disallow us to sit on the fence when it comes to Defining The Relationship (DTR) with Him. If we yield our lives to Christ in order to become His disciples (a.k.a. of Christ, or Christian), He has to be the Lord of our entire life. There is no room for wishy washy "kinda of Lord" but not really Lord. Jesus' DTR says people of such "kinda" mindset regarding His Lordship are NOT HIS, by definition.
check out the original text from Matthew 7:15-23
check out the original text from Luke 6:43-49
GOOD TREE bears good fruit. GOOD TREE does not bear bad fruit.
By the very nature of a GOOD TREE, good is stored up in its heart.
BAD TREE bears bad fruit. BAD TREE does not bear good fruit.
By the very nature of a BAD TREE, bad is stored up in its heart.
From what is stored up and overflowing from the heart, we speak and act.
Each and every tree is recognized by its fruit.
Tree not bearing good fruit are cut down and thrown into fire.
From Jesus Christ's parable
Jesus gave this parable to His followers (aka disciples, or Christians) as a spiritual-meter:
BAD TREE bears bad fruit. BAD TREE does not bear good fruit.
By the very nature of a BAD TREE, bad is stored up in its heart.
From what is stored up and overflowing from the heart, we speak and act.
Each and every tree is recognized by its fruit.
Tree not bearing good fruit are cut down and thrown into fire.
From Jesus Christ's parable
Jesus gave this parable to His followers (aka disciples, or Christians) as a spiritual-meter:
#1: to test the authenticity of His follower's own relationship with Him (as in Luke 6)
#2: to discern counterfeit Jesus followers from among His real followers (as in Matthew 7)
Spiritual Algebra Exercise #1:
Let GOOD = Apple
Let BAD = Lemon
GOOD <Apple> TREE bears good <Apple>fruit.
GOOD <Apple> TREE does not bear bad <Lemon> fruit.
BAD <Lemon> TREE bears bad <Lemon>fruit.
BAD <Lemon> TREE does not bear good <Apple> fruit.
Each and every tree is recognized by its fruit.
Spiritual Algebra Exercise #2:
Let TREE = Life
Let FRUIT = Outcome of life
GOODTREE <Life> bears good fruit <Outcome>.
GOODTREE <Life> does not bear bad fruit <Outcome>.
Spiritual Algebra Exercise #1:
Let GOOD = Apple
Let BAD = Lemon


Each and every tree is recognized by its fruit.
Spiritual Algebra Exercise #2:
Let TREE = Life
Let FRUIT = Outcome of life
GOOD
GOOD
By the very nature of a GOOD TREE <Life>,
good is stored up in its heart.
BADTREE <Life> bears bad fruit <Outcome>.
BADTREE <Life> does not bear good fruit <Outcome>.
By the very nature of a BADTREE <Life>,
bad is stored up in its heart.
From what is stored up and overflowing from the heart, we speak and act.
Each and everytree <Life> is recognized by its fruit <Outcome>.
Tree <Life> not bearing good fruit fire.<Outcome> are cut down and thrown into
Spiritual Algebra Exercise #3:
Let TREE = Life
Let FRUIT = Outcome of life
Let "GOOD" = Christian (Defn: Life owned by Christ, or 'of Christ')
"good" = adj: "Christ like"; noun: "Christ like things"
Let "BAD" = Fleshy (Defn: Life by the Flesh)
"bad" = adj: "Of the flesh"; noun: "things of the flesh"
GOOD TREE <Christian> <Life> bears good fruit <Christ like><Outcome>.
GOOD TREE <Christian><Life> does not bear bad fruit
<of the flesh><Outcome>.
good is stored up in its heart.
BAD
BAD
By the very nature of a BAD
bad is stored up in its heart.
From what is stored up and overflowing from the heart, we speak and act.
Each and every
Spiritual Algebra Exercise #3:
Let TREE = Life
Let FRUIT = Outcome of life
Let "GOOD" = Christian (Defn: Life owned by Christ, or 'of Christ')
"good" = adj: "Christ like"; noun: "Christ like things"
Let "BAD" = Fleshy (Defn: Life by the Flesh)
"bad" = adj: "Of the flesh"; noun: "things of the flesh"
<of the flesh><Outcome>.
By the very nature of a GOOD TREE <Christian><Life>,
good <Christ like things> is <are> stored up in its heart.
BAD TREE <Fleshy><Life> bears bad fruit <of the flesh><Outcome>.
BAD TREE <Fleshy><Life> does not bear good fruit
<Christ like><Outcome>.
By the very nature of aBAD TREE <Fleshy><Life>,
bad <things of the flesh> is <are> stored up in its heart.
From what is stored up and overflowing from the heart, we speak and act.
Each and everytree <Life> is recognized by its fruit <Outcome>.
Tree <Life> not bearing good fruit <Christ like><Outcome> are cut down and thrown into fire.
<Christ like><Outcome>.
By the very nature of a
From what is stored up and overflowing from the heart, we speak and act.
Each and every
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