Luke 6:43-46 - Fruit trees

6:43-45

Religion focuses on outward form, God focuses on what is in a man’s heart. The fruit that a person produces in their life is a reflection of what is in their heart. So if our hearts are corrupt we will produce bad fruit, if our hearts are good we will produce good fruit. We should note that in the Bible, heart does not just mean emotions, but includes our mind and our will. So we need to be concerned about our mind as well as our attitudes. Our speech is also often a reflection of what is on the inside, ie of the real me.

6:46

This is another famous parable. The opening verse is one we all need to pay heed to. If we call Jesus Lord then we are saying He is the one who needs to be obeyed, He is the one with all wisdom, and if He is then it would be irrational for anyone not to pay heed to what He says. Notice also that Jesus expects obedience. Non-believers sometimes quote from Jesus, or allude to things He said or did, but then they usually only select certain aspects of His character or teaching.