33 “If you grow a healthy tree, you’ll pick healthy fruit. If you grow a diseased tree, you’ll pick worm-eaten fruit. The fruit tells you about the tree.
34-37 “You have minds like a snake pit!
We have said it again and again. But, keeping our minds pure and holy is the only way to overcome this evil world that we live in. Garbage in, garbage out. I've been conscious of this lately, in trying to keep an eye on what the kids watch on tv, moview, and youtube. Its something that makes total sense to me, but is a hard lesson to learn when all your friends are allowed to watch things, and you aren't
30 “This is war, and there is no neutral ground. If you’re not on my side, you’re the enemy; if you’re not helping, you’re making things worse.
I like this verse as well. Its a pretty strong statement. Being a typical passive man won't work in my favor here.
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v37 ish It’s your heart, not the dictionary, that gives meaning to your words. A good person produces good deeds and words season after season.
ReplyDeleteafter i read your notes i went back and read through the message version and this jumped out at me. its my heart in what i say not the words i say. that cuts both ways too, usually i think about not saying bad things but this smacks at me that saying kind words don't mean anything if I don't mean it or my actions don't walk the talk. good stuff in Matthew
Gina and I have started a Beth Moore study with another couple called the Patriarchs, the reading you and i have done is going to help me as i try to keep up in this in depth study. Gina is in another in depth study in her women of the word group. I'm excited to see where God takes us and how Gina and I can grow together through these studies. this is the most I think Ive ever been into the Bible and im digging it. knut