I'm a Fruit Inspector Because Jesus Told Christians to Judge Righteous Judgment

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The heresy of fruitless Christianity teaches that one can get saved and never change. The idea of having salvation without resulting to sanctification is nowhere found in Scripture. I can't be certain when the idea originated but it's clear that while works salvationists aren't saved then so are Antinomians. 
Jude 1:4 - For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.

Let's focus on fruit inspection shall we? Did you know Jesus actually commanded Christians to do fruit inspection? Here's what Jesus said and it's an obvious command to be a fruit inspector:
Matthew 7:16-20 - 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.

Those Antinomian "Baptists" can go ahead and say, "But Jesus didn't tell us to inspect." Excuse me but if Jesus didn't tell Christians to inspect then why is He giving them hints on how to identify a good tree from a bad one? The problem is their use of false dichotomy. Also, what they don't realize is that Jesus actually commanded Christians to judge sin:
John 7:24 - Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.

Here's the whole picture of why I'm a fruit inspector. Let's say I'm a gardener. Do I want good fruit or do I want bad fruit? I want good fruit so I must find good fruit bearing plants to plant and to toil. There's no way that the bad tree is the saved person. Instead, the bad tree represents the problem that we're all bad trees and it takes a spiritual rebirth to become a good tree. The tree that doesn't bear good fruit is cast into the fire. Christians are not cast into the fire but those who aren't in Christ. The Christians are good trees and will persevere by God's grace. Those that don't have God's grace can't endure the pruning process and will perish as a result. 



Inspection of fruits is necessary because you have to know who the true converts (good trees) and false converts (bad trees) are. Don't get me wrong. Christians can fall into sin so that's why there's the loving remedy of church discipline. Hebrews 12:5-7 tell us God chastises those He loves. John 15:1-8 tells us that the Father prunes the branches. Christians are destined to endure the painful pruning when God cuts sin away from their life. It's because they bear fruit but there's sin as the hindrance. The useless branches can't endure the pruning so they're cast out into the fire. We all start off as useless branches and bad trees that's why we all need real spiritual rebirth and the grace of God. Only salvation through faith alone in Jesus Christ truly delivers people from the power of sin and gives them power against it. Apart from God's grace and mercy there is no real power against sin. 

As Christians they are called to discern because many people may claim that they're Christians while evidence suggests otherwise. This is a call to avoid contaminating the flock with false converts who will cause trouble and distress to true converts. God is too holy to tolerate sin. God is too holy to let those whom He saves remain in their sins. God gives grace for Christians to endure the purification process so they can bear fruit (Titus 2:11-14). In short, there is no such thing as fruitless Christianity! Those Antinomians might as well call Jesus a Pharisee for requiring fruit inspection. 

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