About the Parable of the fig tree with no fruit
Jesus told the parable of the fig tree with no fruit to explain how God deals with people who are not productive.
The Lord said that a landowner planted
a fig tree in his vineyard. It grew big and had
plenty of leaves.
He waited three years for it to bear figs, but there were none.
The landowner said to
his gardener:
“This tree doesn’t bear any fruit, cut it down and plant something
else.”
“Sir,” replied the gardener, “Give it one more year.
I will dig around it, feed and water it. This fig tree may bear fruit."
The gardener got a sharp knife and
pruned the tree hard.
He cut out out all of the dead wood and the thin, useless
branches off the leafy, fig tree.
The fig tree was much smaller when he
had finished.
Only a few strong
branches were left.
The gardener knew
that soon the tree would grow new shoots.
Then he dug around the fig tree and feed it with rich compost to make it grow.
The gardener watered the roots well.
He hoped that it would bear plenty of fruit over time and with the effect of sunshine
Parable of the fig tree with no fruit bible verses
And he told this parable: “A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it and found none.
Luk 13:7
And he said to the vinedresser, ‘Look, for three years now I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and I find none. Cut it down. Why should it use up the ground?’
Luk 13:8
And he answered him, ‘Sir, let it alone this year also, until I dig around it and put on manure.
Luk 13:9
Then if it should bear fruit next year, well and good; but if not, you can cut it down.’”
Parable of the fig tree with no fruit explained
The fig tree represents people who repented of their sins and who are children of God.
The believer is not bearing the fruit of God. That means that he or she does not show evidence that he or she is a
child of God.
The gardener is a pastor or someone who cares for the people of God.
The landowner is God. He hates it when his children do not produce evidence that they are children of God.
Ephesians 5 22 and 23 say that the fruit of God or fruit of the Spirit include:
- love
- joy
- peace
- longsuffering
- gentleness
- goodness
- meekness
- temperance
- faith
Everyone who is a child of God must read the Bible and follow the way that God wants us to live in order to produce fruit.
If we do not, God will sometimes allow difficult situations to come in order to produce the fruit of righteousness.
Therefore, it is easier if we obey the Word Of God in order to produce lives that please Him.
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