Said Christ, "Every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit" (Matt. 7:17).
---Our Savior compares Himself to a vine,
---of which His followers are the branches.
---He plainly declares that all who would be His disciples must bring forth fruit;
---The apostle Paul describes the fruit which the Christian is to bear. He says that it "is in all goodness and righteousness and truth" (Eph. 5:9).
And again, "The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance" (Gal. 5:22, 23).
These precious graces are but the principles of God's law carried out in the life."
E.G.W.
