提要
聽道；守道；結果子。一顆誠實、善良的心理當有這樣的表現。吸收了「上帝的道」（11節），結出果子也很自然的。
至於結的是什麼果？耶穌並沒有說；祂只說所結的果生長起來是原來的百倍（8節）。一百倍的增長可是很驚人的！特別是當我們把一顆種子想成是歸向基督的靈魂。耶穌是說我們要領一百個人信主嗎？
我們中間有些人一生中只領一或兩個人信主，怎麼辦呢？那些根本還沒有領一個人信主的人又如何呢？在你開始為自己傳福音的表現煩憂之前，讓我們先來好好的想一想。聖經從來沒有將「結果」局限在領人歸主這一層面上。事實上，使徒保羅用「仁愛、喜樂、和平、忍耐、恩慈、良善、信實、溫柔、節制……。」這些「聖靈的果子」（加5：22-23）來形容「結果」這回事。果子因此指的是你生命的質和量。如果我們在我們的鄰舍結出和平、喜樂、或恩慈……，我們就是多結果子。如果我們帶領一、兩位鄰居信主，那也是結果。事實上，如果我們帶給我們的天父一些喜樂，我敢說那也是結果。
關鍵在於，要「結果」而不要「寄生」。立志成為上帝對世人之愛的延伸，如此，你就稱的上是有「誠實、善良的心」了！
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Overview
Hear. Retain. Produce. That’s what “noble and good hearts” do. The object of the hearing and retaining is the Word of God (v.11). And “fruit” is the result.
What kind of fruit? Well, Jesus doesn’t say. What He does say is that the fruit produced represents “a hundred times more then was sown” (v.8). We’re talking a 10,000 percent increase here! Pretty intimidation. Especially if we think of a single seed as one soul won to Christ. Is Jesus suggesting we’re to reproduce ourselves 100 times? What about those of us who’ve won maybe one or two people to the Lord in our entire lives? What about those who’ve yet to lead their first soul to Christ?
Before you’re overcome with a performance-anxiety attack, let’s think it through. Fruitfulness in the Bible is never described only in soul-winning terms. In fact, the apostle Paul talks of it in terms of “love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control…”, the “fruit of the Spirit” (Gal.5:22, 23). Fruit, then, refers to the general quality, as well as the quantity, or your life. If we’re producing peace, joy, or goodness among our neighbors, we’re fruitful. If we’re leading a neighbor or two to the Lord, as well, then that’s fruitfulness, too. Indeed, if we’re bringing our heavenly Father some joy, I dare say that’s fruitfulness as well.
The key is to be fruitful rather than parasitical. Be an extension of God’s love for the word. Do this, and you’ll be one of those with “a noble and good heart”.
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