Bearing fruit is inevitable if one is abiding in the vine — it is a given . It involves intimacy with God … it is relational . Hence , when we stop abiding , fruitfulness ceases . Communion or intimacy with God is necessary for fruit bearing in the natural as well as in the spirit . If we fall into sin and do not repent of it , death sets in , for the wages of sin is death . Death ultimately is the inability to commune . The end result of covenant breaking is broken fellowship and barrenness . We must be zealous to repent so fellowship with God and one another will not be broken or damaged . God hates sin as it breaks off communion , intimacy , and fruit bearing in our lives .
When one comes to understand that relationships are the most important value in life then one comes to understand why God hates divorce or breaking faith with one another . If we can really hear God ’ s heart in this matter , we would be diligent to confront sin in our own life first , and then to confront sin when we see it in others . If it is our desire to see another obtain the blessing of fruitfulness , we will be motivated to love enough to confront and will overcome the fear of man . We confront sin in another person not because they have somehow put a wrench in our agenda but because we truly care about the other person fulfilling his or her destiny in God . Sin separates friends , family members and congregants and this grieves the heart of our God . By faith we obey .
To fear the Lord is to hate that which is evil and breaking faith with one another is evil . We all sin against one another but acts of sin do not fall into the category of covenant breaking unless we fail to confront sin and / or repent of sin , especially the sin of rebellion .
How can we walk this out practically ? When Yeshua said that if we loved Him , we could keep his commandments . This includes His commands to submit to and / or obey His delegated authorities . Satan tempts us to break faith towards God through deceptive thoughts accusing the character of God . “ How can a loving God allow such evil and suffering ? God is really not for you ; look at how He is restricting you . The Torah ( law ) was given to keep you back from having fun . God is really out to control you .”
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