You are probably familiar with various types of fruit. You have probably eaten strawberries, bananas, oranges, apples and blackberries. All of these are very tasty. They can even be pleasant and fun to eat. Imagine if you had a fruit tree or vine that went several years without producing any fruit. Would you want to keep taking care of that tree or vine? You expect it to produce fruit. You would probably cut the tree down or pull up the vine and plant a new one. The tree or vine is useless if it does not produce fruit.
In Colossians 1:5-6, we read, “For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel; which is come unto you, as it is in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit as it doth also in you, since the day ye heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth.” Notice that Paul says the Colossians produced fruit. They did this from the time they accepted the Gospel. The Gospel is the Truth. It is the Word of God. One must have the truth; one must have the Word of God; one must have the Gospel in order to produce fruit for God. Without the Gospel, fruit cannot be produced. In John 15:16, Jesus said that His disciples are supposed to produce fruit. This fruit was a lasting fruit.
There are two types of spiritual fruit. In Matthew 28:19, Jesus told the apostles to go into the world. They were to teach people around the world and baptize them. Then, they were to teach the new Christians to observe all commandments. These new Christians were fruit. Any Christian that does not help or contribute to the conversion of new Christians is not producing fruit.
The other fruit are the fruit of the Spirit. These are given in Galatians 5:22-23. They are love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness and temperance. A Christian must be actively pursuing and gaining these traits. If a Christian does not have these, then that Christian is not producing fruit.
So, it is necessary to produce the different kinds of fruit. God wants to see our fruits. Our fruits are figuratively good tasting and pleasant to God. However, if a Christian is not producing fruit, that Christian is not pleasant to God. God will reject such a professed Christian. Study your Bible. Learn all you can about how to produce spiritual fruit, and if any of this is hard to understand, ask an adult to help you.
