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Luke 6:43-45

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43“No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit.

44Each tree is recognized by its own fruit. People do not pick figs from thornbushes, or grapes from briers.

45A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.

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1)       According to what Jesus said in verse 43 what is the relationship between a tree and the fruit it bears?

o   No good tree bears bad fruit.

o   Nor does a bad tree bear good fruit.

 

2)       According to what Jesus said in verse 44 how is a tree recognized?

o   A tree is recognized by its own fruit.

 

3)       According to what Jesus said in verse 44 how does our experience inform us of the fact that a tree is recognized by its own fruit?

o   People do not pick

§  Figs from thornbushes.

§  Or grapes from briers.

 

4)       According to what Jesus said in verse 45 what is stored up in the heart of a good man?

o   Good things are stored up in the heart of a good man.

 

5)       According to what Jesus said in verse 45 what is stored up in the heart of an evil man?

o   Evil things are stored up in the heart of an evil man.

 

6)       According to what Jesus said in verse 45 what do a good man and an evil man do with what is stored up in their hearts?

o   A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart.

o   An evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart.

 

7)       According to what Jesus said in verse 45 what causes a good man and an evil man to bring the things stored up in their hearts?

o   For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.

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Luke 6:43-45

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