Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
Not every one that saith unto Me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven;
but he that doeth the will of My Father which is in heaven.
Many will say to Me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Thy name?
and in Thy name have cast out devils? and in Thy name done many wonderful works?
And then will I profess unto them,
I never know you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. Matthew 7:16-23
Fruit can appear good, but that does not mean it is.
And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes,
and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat,
and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. Genesis 3:6
Jesus can tell, but how can we tell?
I know of a whole congregation of church goers who thought that
because these Evangelists brought a message of healing to their church, that that was good fruit.
They said it was powerful and people got healed. Is that fruit?
Not necessarily.
It is not good fruit without Jesus. Jesus was mentioned, but not exalted. The healing was exalted.
The fruit has to match how the Word of God describes good fruit.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. Galatians 5:22-23
Without love, I am a noisy gong or a sounding cymbal. (from 1 Corinthians 13:1)
Without Jesus there is no fruit. We cannot bear fruit for Him without Him. Impossible.
I am the true vine, and My Father is the husbandman.
Every branch in Me that beareth not fruit He taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit,
He purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.
Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.
Abide in Me, and I in you.
As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine;
no more can ye, except ye abide in Me.
I am the vine, ye are the branches:
He that abideth in Me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit:
for without me ye can do nothing.
If a man abide not in Me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered;
and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned. John 15:1-6
I know some Pharisees who think they have and produce all the good fruit.
They have the bible dissected and can argue their points with the bible. That is not good fruit either.
Their fruit might match some of the bible, but not all. They are well-versed in the law, in legalism,
but do not see the Spirit of God moving and Jesus is not exalted, but rather, their doctrine.
For their rock is not as our Rock, even our enemies themselves being judges.
For their vine is of the vine of Sodom, and of the fields of Gomorrah:
their grapes are grapes of gall, their clusters are bitter:
Their wine is the poison of dragons, and the cruel venom of asps. Deuteronomy 32:31-33
Without love, there is no fruit of the Lord.
Bitterness taints the fruit.
Hatred and strife chokes the fruit.
Pride will grow distorted fruit.
The only way to produce fruit that is pleasing to God is to abide in Jesus.