Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew 7, 15-20

Jesus said to his disciples:”Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing,but underneath are ravenous wolves.

By their fruits you will know them.Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?

Just so, every good tree bears good fruit,and a rotten tree bears bad fruit.A good tree cannot bear bad fruit,nor can a rotten tree bear good fruit.

Every tree that does not bear good fruit will be cut downand thrown into the fire.So by their fruits you will know them.”

By their fruits

1. False prophets. They are those people who come to you claiming to know everything you need for your life and seek to be the center of your life, absorbing your very way of living. The false prophets in Jesus’ time were people who told others what they wanted to hear. There are people who are close to you and tell you what you want to hear, because they don’t want to lose you, they always want to have you, but not to grow together in fullness, but rather so that you’ll be  subjected to them. This can happen in any environment: a wife, a husband, a son or a daughter, a priest, or a parishioner. The false prophet appears as the problem-solver of your life and you gradually allow this person to take over, so you become almost useless. This happens when you’ve already given them everything and you’ve allowed them to do everything, but you don’t realize you’ve become an accessory in their life.

2. By their fruits. You get to know a person over time and through their attitudes. That’s why you have to be honest with what you see and what you hear. Learn to observe people and don’t give away your secrets to the first person who talks to you. Be careful who you talk to and what you talk about, lest you give away information to your enemy believing he or she is your friend.

3. Cut. Remove all relationships that do not produce fruit and if there are aspects within you that do not do you any good, maybe it’s time to be honest with yourself and make an effort to do away with them. Cut away whatever is limiting your dream and your desire to be happy.
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