Time

One other issue in respect to fruitfulness is time. For those who insist that Jesus “cuts off” the unfruitful rather than “lifts up” the unfruitful we must then ask the question: “When?” If we’re unfruitful for a week does that get us the axe? Or a month? Or a year? Or a decade?

It becomes problematic when we consider the self-disclosed, longsuffering nature of God and the command for us to do likewise. It seems we are asked to practice things that are terribly unreasonable. We are asked to forgive without question, to bless our enemies, to choose mercy over judgment and a list of other things. If we’re asked to do so, it follows that God must be rather good at it himself. It fails both logic and love that he would require something of us that he himself is loathe to do.
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So once more – the issue of time. What happens if a person is unfruitful over an entire lifetime, until the very last moment – a deathbed “aha” conversion as it were? We know that even that is possible because of the thief on the cross. He was promised eternity with Jesus. For those who think that baptism is required for salvation we might note that this lad didn’t call a time out from being crucified, wiggle off the cross, and go jump in a river. He died with no baptism and no fruit yet he made the cut.

I’m not lobbying on behalf of the fruitless. I think a Christian who doesn’t bear the fruit of the Spirit, or who is unacquainted with the spontaneous joy of doing good works, is missing out and most likely both miserable and miserable to be around. Yet, if there is but one ember of redemption in a soul there is always a chance that – given time – it might catch fire. I’ve seen a number of such late in life awakenings. And because I have, I’ve come to believe God will not write anyone off prematurely. Neither should we.